The voter turnout increased in the City of Surrey’s 2026 civic election, with preliminary results showing 134,437 ballots cast — up by more than 15,500 from four years ago. The preliminary count for Metro Vancouver’s second most populous city shows civic election participation reached 37.4 per c...

October is just zooming by, so we’d better make the most of it with some fun things to do around Vancouver! From Astra Lumina to Spooky Postcards and more, here are 20 fun events to check out from Oct. 19 to 25. Be sure to view our Listed section for more fantastic things happening around town....

Doug McCallum is returning to Surrey City Hall with a commanding majority behind him, after defeating incumbent mayor Brenda Locke of the Surrey Connect party in the 2026 civic election. Preliminary results show his Safe Surrey Coalition party winning a supermajority of seven of the eight city c...

The City of Vancouver’s 2026 civic election attracted tens of thousands more voters than the previous election, with preliminary turnout climbing just over 43 per cent. According to preliminary figures released by the City overnight, a total of 209,214 ballots were cast. That is up from the fina...

Voters in the City of Vancouver have strongly supported all three capital borrowing plebiscite questions in the 2026 civic election, with preliminary results showing roughly four in five votes cast on each question were in favour. The results have provided the municipal government with the legal...

New analysis from Climate Central reveals that global warming likely contributed to the hot and dry conditions during and prior to some major B.C. wildfires this summer. Climate Central used its Climate Shift Index, which is a tool that examines how much more or less human-caused climate change ...

Chez Céline just brought back its rotisserie Québécois dinner for a second year after a very successful introduction. The meal, consisting of either a half ($39) or full ($69) Rossdown Family Farm chicken, crispy frites, coleslaw classique, gravy, and a grilled potato bun, has become loved by man...

Hot on the heels of being named the best restaurant in North America at the World Culinary Awards, the team behind Baan Lao is preparing to launch two new concepts in Vancouver. The first of these two restaurants is Baan Baan Thai Farmer’s Table and Bar, which will specialize in Isaan cuisine. E...

Beginning this week, some notable B.C. driver licence changes will take effect. The changes take effect on Oct. 19 and will impact “drivers with a Class 7 novice or Class 7, 8 novice licence,” according to the ICBC website. Those drivers who have a clean driving record will not need to take a s...

The City of Vancouver’s significant shift to the left extended well beyond Vancouver City Council in the civic election on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, with left-wing and progressive parties winning every seat on both the Vancouver Park Board and Vancouver School Board. According to the City’s preli...

Four years ago, Ken Sim and his centre-right ABC Vancouver party swept to power in the 2022 civic election, securing a supermajority on Vancouver City Council. Tonight, that majority was wiped out. Sim was defeated by Green Party of Vancouver mayoral candidate and sitting city councillor Pete Fr...

Mike Little has secured a third term as the mayor of the District of North Vancouver in the 2026 civic election. As of the time of writing at 11:53 p.m., with all voting places reporting, he has secured 10,431 votes — ahead of Stephan Nieweler’s 6,145 votes and Max Zahedi’s 1,934 votes. Little ...

Both Langley Township and Langley City both have had a shakeup in their politics, with fresh faces winning against the incumbents in each municipality. In Langley City, Delaney Mack is now the mayor-elect, winning with 3,753 votes, beating out incumbent Nathan Pachal, who garnered 2,411 votes. ...

After 25 years with Malcolm Brodie leading the way, the City of Richmond has elected a new mayor. Rob Howard has been named the new mayor in a tightly contested race that didn’t have a clear frontrunner. At the time of publication, with all polling stations reporting, Howard pulled ahead of bot...

Pete Fry, leader of the Green Party of Vancouver, has been elected the city’s new mayor, dethroning ABC Vancouver’s Ken Sim. As the results started to roll in, Fry jumped to an early lead that never let up. As of the time of publication at 10:42 p.m., the Green leader is ahead with 57,194 votes...

Early results tonight show incumbent Linda Buchanan has been re-elected in the 2026 civic election, securing a third term as the mayor of the City of North Vancouver. As of the time of writing at 10:20 p.m., Buchanan has secured 6,056 votes, coming ahead of Mike McGraw’s 5,163 votes and Dave Kur...

Melissa Granum has been elected the new mayor of the City of Delta, defeating incumbent George Harvie and city councillor Dylan Kreuger. Harvie was first elected in 2018. Running under the Delta First banner, Granum ran on a campaign of listening to the community. “We will restore trust in Cit...

Incumbent Mike Hurley has secured a third term as mayor of Burnaby. At the time of publication, Hurley has received 19,126 votes, according to the City of Burnaby’s latest preliminary election results. Burnaby First’s Heymann Yip trails in a distant second place with 6,120 votes. The former fir...

It looks like Doug McCallum has dethroned Brenda Locke and will serve as the Surrey mayor for another four years. This is far from McCallum’s first rodeo, with 13 years of experience leading Metro Vancouver’s second most populous city under his belt. The 82-year-old was in office from 1996 to 20...

Daniel Fontaine is the newly elected mayor of New Westminster. Fontaine received 12,361 votes, according to the City of New Westminster’s preliminary election results. He was running against incumbent Patrick Johnstone, who garnered 10,128 votes. You might also like: - To no surprise, Brad We...

After longtime Coquitlam mayor Richard Stewart decided to step down last year, the city finally has new leadership. Craig Hodge has been officially elected as the next mayor of Coquitlam in the 2026 municipal election. When Stewart officially announced his decision not to run again last year, h...

To no one’s surprise, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West has been re-elected to the position he has held since 2018. West, a popular figure in Port Coquitlam, hasn’t had much competition in previous elections, and in the last election, he won by default. This year, West finally faced some competiti...

A prominent B.C. journalist has just been elected as the mayor of West Vancouver. Kirk Lapointe won the race in the District of West Vancouver, beating out the incumbent mayor, Mark Sager. He ran his campaign on financial discipline, public consultation, and “a clearer plan for the future.” Pr...

Polls in the 2026 civic elections in communities across British Columbia closed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. With the closure of all voting, the ballots are now in the process of being counted by the municipal governments. This article will be regularly updated this evening with the pr...

For the second game in a row, the Vancouver Canucks took a 2-0 lead; for the second game in a row, they couldn’t hold it. To paraphrase Lord Tennyson, ’tis better to have taken a lead and lost than never to have taken a lead at all. In these early stages of the rebuild, it’s important for fans ...

As of the time of writing, eligible residents across British Columbia still have just under two hours to vote in their community’s 2026 civic election, with polling stations scheduled to close at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17. For the City of Vancouver’s civic election, in addition to selecting the ...

Today, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, is the civic election’s main voting day in communities across B.C., including throughout Metro Vancouver. This is the last opportunity to cast a ballot to help determine who will become the next mayor, city councillors, School Board trustees, and any other local re...

If you haven’t voted in your municipality’s civic election yet, today is your last chance to help decide who will lead your community. Saturday, Oct. 17, is the main voting day for civic elections in communities across British Columbia, including the races for mayors, city councillors, and Schoo...

Attention all future lottery winners: this could be your next home away from home! For more than 30 years, the World Travel Awards have celebrated the best in travel, from airlines and hotels to resorts, cruise lines and tour operators. And this year, Canada got some love. The awards ceremony, ...

Now that the weather is getting colder, we’ve begun to search for warm and comforting meals — and one of our favourites is ramen. Lucky for us, Vancouver is home to plenty of great spots for the noodle bowl. However, with so many options, it can be hard to choose where to go to get your ramen fi...

Following the opening of its Richmond location last year, % Arabica has officially opened the doors to its first Vancouver location inside Oakridge Park. “Hello Vancouver! Your new store has arrived,” wrote Arabica on its Instagram. This will be the cafe chain’s eighth location in Canada, and 2...

Using a routine set of numbers as part of his regular lottery ticket purchase has paid off handsomely for a Canadian lottery player. Dale N. of Langley, B.C., revealed that he had used a series of numbers that he had been playing for years for a ticket for the Sept. 30, 2026, Lotto 6/49 draw. T...

The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) party wants to restore and upgrade the Velodrome Trail — Burnaby’s answer to the Grouse Grind. For the past 18 months, the scenic steep hiking route on the northwest corner of Burnaby Mountain has been closed over major safety concerns. Sitting Burnaby city...

The advance voting period for the October 2026 civic election in Metro Vancouver’s second most populous city ended with about 52,600 ballots cast, representing a 47 per cent increase over the 2022 civic election. On Friday, the City of Surrey reported that voters cast 16,899 more ballots during ...

Is it too late to cancel the current project to build an immersed tunnel in favour of a new bridge project to replace the aging and seismically unstable George Massey Tunnel? Premier David Eby is arguing that construction of his BC NDP-led provincial government’s new George Massey Tunnel has adv...

Surrey’s top mayoral candidates have offered different visions for the city’s next major rapid transit investments, with proposals ranging from additional SkyTrain extensions to more Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes and a renewed push for street-level Light Rail Transit (LRT). The differences are ...

Vancouver Whitecaps supporters are turning up the heat on B.C. Premier David Eby and Conservative Party leader Lorne Doerkson. With the Oct. 24 provincial election fast approaching, the Vancouver Southsiders supporters group penned an open letter to both politicians. Needless to say, whoever win...

For years, Nintendo has operated dedicated stores in Japan and the U.S. Now, Canada is getting a Nintendo shop of its own. Starting on Saturday, Oct. 17, the flagship EB Games on Yonge St. in Toronto will be home to Nintendo’s first-ever “store-within-a-store” experience in North America. It’s t...

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is looking for assistance in identifying the suspects in three separate unprovoked stranger assaults that all happened on Thursday, Oct. 15. A 73-year-old woman was the victim of the first assault, which occurred at Victory Square on Hastings at around 6:10 ...

Vancouver has just been recognized by one of the travel industry’s most prestigious award programs. The 33rd World Travel Awards recently revealed that Vancouver is the top North American city for its airport, city break destination, cruise port, and even as a spot to take a honeymoon. Vancouve...

The Vancouver Canucks are getting creative this season. After unveiling a new collaboration with Hello Kitty, the Canucks have linked up with another Japanese export. This time, they’re embracing anime. “Celebrate the world of Naruto at Rogers Arena,” the Canucks announced via social media. “Pl...

The stars have been showing Vancouver’s restaurant scene some serious love recently, and now John Legend is getting in on all the action. The musician was recently seen inside Vancouver’s Time Out Market. “A legendary night calls for a legendary guest,” wrote Time Out Market on its Instagram. “J...

Vancouver, get ready to feel the need for speed! The ISU Short Track World Tour is coming to the Pacific Coliseum this Oct. 24 and 25, bringing Olympic champions, international stars, and thrilling high-speed action to the ice. This is the event’s Vancouver debut, marking the first time interna...

A B.C. renter who initiated an illegal eviction legal fight against his acting landlord for thousands in damages saw the rental dispute backfire in the acting landlord’s favour. In a BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dispute, the applicant, who in this case was the renter, said that he was evicted il...

Around this time last year, Vancouver’s Rio Theatre announced a new concept opening next year: The Rio Grindhouse Gallery Cafe and Bar. Now, patrons will be able to get a look inside the space, now that the gallery portion of the concept is launching. “So excited to launch the opening of the Rio...

Bruno Mars isn’t the only person showing love to Vancouver’s public transit this week. Hospitality media group Time Out has revealed its list of the world’s best cities for public transport in 2026, according to locals, and Vancouver cracked the top 20. According to Time Out, a good public tran...

Four of Vancouver’s top five mayoral candidates support extending SkyTrain to the University of British Columbia (UBC), but their commitments differ on how to advance the long-awaited project, which ultimately depends on the provincial government taking the leading role and the federal government...

After taking a pause back in 2022, one of Vancouver’s most loved food trucks — Le Tigre — is returning to the city for a special Japanese street food party. For one night only, the beloved food truck from the team at Torafuku is reuniting with Kei Lowes of Toki Doki for some delicious Japanese e...

Newfoundland and Labrador is having a moment, b’y! As Netflix’s hit supernatural series Below continues to make waves, its international stars are making sure the world knows just how much they love the province where it was filmed. British actor Charlie Heaton, best known for playing Jonathan ...

Winter is still months away, but the mountainous highways connecting the Lower Mainland to B.C.’s interior could see some snowfall in the weekend forecast. As Metro Vancouver prepares for a mixed-bag weather forecast, there is a possibility of snow on Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, Hi...