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Author: Shawn Knox
Publication Date: May 29, 2026 - 14:37
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10/3 podcast: Expo 86 at 40: How Vancouver changed forever
May 29, 2026
Forty years ago this month, Vancouver welcomed the world.
And while our coastal neighbours have since hosted the Olympics and will be one of two Canadian cities welcoming global soccer fans, it was Expo 86 that helped put Vancouver on the map
Vancouver Sun journalist Dan Fumano joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the how the event turned Vancouver into the city we know now, the legacy left by Expo, and whether it could play host to another world’s fair.
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