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Vancouver Polar Bear Swim attracts large crowd to English Bay

Anyone who attends the event is being encouraged to bring nonperishable food or cash for the Vancouver Food Bank.

Videos celebrate VanDusen Festival of Lights

There's only one week remaining for one of the great holiday traditions in Vancouver.

Wet snow is possible on Boxing Day in Metro Vancouver with more accumulations at higher altitudes

This was how things looked in Vancouver's Fairview neighbourhood last February.

Hope & Love 4 U Christmas event continues in Downtown Eastside without its Indigenous founder

Alex Watts is sick this year, but his friend Bill Chu has stepped in to organize this year's event at the corner of Main and East Hastings streets.

9 magical places to see holiday lights around Metro Vancouver

The twinkling displays are back for the festive season.

Local women open North Vancouver’s first play café with the help of Futurpreneur Canada

The pair credit Futurpreneur with making the entire process less scary so that they could build their confidence and meet their goals. For them it was much more than just another financing option.

Photos: Vancouver Santa Claus Parade

One of the highlights was an image of the Grinch in a makeshift jail being towed by a Vancouver community policing van.

Outdoor skating season begins at Robson Square

It's time to lace up the blades in downtown Vancouver.

Photos: Aurora Winter Festival brings festive cheer to the city with ice-skating river and Christmas lights

A little bit of the North Pole for city-dwellers.

Photos: A look inside the 2018 Vancouver Christmas Market

New attractions include a light tunnel and igloo for kids’ activities.

Renters of Vancouver: We feel incredibly lucky to be members of Canada's only liveaboard co-op marina

Local family discovers that life on a sailboat can cure many of Vancouver's housing ills

Education: Upgrade your skills for a dramatically new world

Here are a few programs that offer you a chance to reinvent yourself.

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