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Retired planners push back against proposed tower at 555 West Cordova Street in Vancouver

This is a place everyone knows of but few consider.

TransLink looks for a yes vote that will move Vancouver into the future

A historic transportation plebiscite will have huge implications not only for local transit users but also for those who drive.

Can grizzly bear watchers end B.C.'s trophy hunt?

The contentiousness of killing grizzlies for trophies extends far beyond Bella Coola and far beyond the 32,000-square-kilometre Great Bear Rainforest.

Hilltop favelas give new perspective on Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

Away from the tourist attractions of Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Rio has a new and little-known attraction: the recently pacified favela communities.

Road pricing necessary, contentious—and coming to Vancouver

The myth that public-transit users should pay but drivers should be exempt is about to get busted in Vancouver—big-time.

Delta expansion projects threaten farms and wildlife

From the crest of this obscure bridge over Deltaport Way, the enormity of what’s about to happen here seems impossible to exaggerate.

Deltaport Terminal 2 facts

The federal Deltaport Terminal 2 project is the classic elephant in the room: huge, ominous, and largely overlooked.

Discovering Marco Polo in Korčula, Croatia

If the old story is correct, the 800-year-old gated stone tower once served as an exit for a man who, perhaps more than any other, changed world history.

Vancouver's density debate pits Sullivanism versus the ideas of Jane Jacobs

Vancouver ex-mayor Sam Sullivan was a devotee of Canada’s most famous urban theorist until he fell in love with high-rises.

The big chill of ocean warming

As ocean temperatures rise and the water becomes more acidic, everything from shellfish to real estate is at risk of eradication.