Unpublished Newswire
On a recent Friday, five geraniums drooped in the heat of Old City Hall’s courtyard. The city has cracked open the 1899 building for five hours each Friday, so a few locals wandered across the asphalt, unsure what they were meant to find.What they saw looked improvised: a couple of tables, security guards, plastic pots of flowers. It looked like someone had dashed into Metro with a hundred dollars and called it “placemaking.” This is not animation; it is civic drift, dressed up in grocery-store geraniums.Can the city make this place something better? Of course. It’s a time capsule of...
August 23, 2025 - 08:00 | Alex Bozikovic | The Globe and Mail
Vancouver has the second-lowest amount of industrial land in the Metro region, with a greater proportion of the industries on its almost 650 hectares classified as small.It also has the highest vacancy rate in the region, with the most recent quarterly brokerage reports pegging that at 5.2 per cent.
August 23, 2025 - 07:30 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
As Canada's wildfire seasons continue to get worse, the country's firefighting and prevention strategies are being scrutinized both at home and abroad.
August 23, 2025 - 07:00 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Food organizations across Ontario are urging hotel chains to take stronger action on food waste by finding solutions to donate excess meals amid rising hunger and climate concerns.
August 23, 2025 - 07:00 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
Food organizations across Ontario are urging hotel chains to take stronger action on food waste by finding solutions to donate excess meals amid rising hunger and climate concerns.
August 23, 2025 - 07:00 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
The tourists who flock to Victoria every summer are often fascinated by the historic objects created by First Nations in British Columbia: the totem poles, the house fronts and the masks that are the jewels of the province’s museum collections. Visiting the Royal BC Museum, they may feel let down – the showstopping Totem Hall was closed in 2022 – or delighted by an exhibit about Indigenous languages and the Jonathan Hunt House, the recently restored longhouse of a Kwakwaka’wakw chief.“Many tourists come to the Royal BC Museum to see Indigenous culture,” museum director Tracey Drake said...
August 23, 2025 - 07:00 | Kate Taylor | The Globe and Mail
