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Virtual open mic concert set for Instagram Saturday

Virtual open mic concert set for Instagram Saturday

Musicians in 16 living rooms, bedrooms, and basements across B.C. are set to play in a three-hour online concert this Saturday – they can’t leave their homes and they’re not asking you to leave yours.
You can still catch a movie at Metro Vancouver's only drive-in theatre

You can still catch a movie at Metro Vancouver's only drive-in theatre

Twilight Drive-In is open every night for a double feature March 20 to 26
Home alone: Film-related activities for self-isolating cinephiles

Home alone: Film-related activities for self-isolating cinephiles

As with everything else right now, the cinematic landscape is changing day by day, hour by hour as people wrestle with COVID-19. But this week most movie screens in Canada went dark.
Watch a Minecraft play live-streamed into your home

Watch a Minecraft play live-streamed into your home

With the COVID-19 outbreak, many shows around the Tri-Cities and the Lower Mainland are cancelled or on hold.
Vancouver’s Rio Theatre cancels pandemic movie amidst current COVID-19 pandemic

Vancouver’s Rio Theatre cancels pandemic movie amidst current COVID-19 pandemic

You will no longer be able to watch Contagion in a Vancouver movie theatre
How Vancouver film and TV workers are responding to COVID-19

How Vancouver film and TV workers are responding to COVID-19

Riverdale was the first production to close up shop in the wake of COVID-19, but by the end of last week, virtually every other production in town had done the same.
Rolling Stones postpone ‘No Filter’ tour due to COVID-19

Rolling Stones postpone ‘No Filter’ tour due to COVID-19

The Stones were scheduled to play Vancouver May 12 as part of their North American tour
In Vancouver, young and old just trying to get by in face of coronavirus outbreak

In Vancouver, young and old just trying to get by in face of coronavirus outbreak

Business and residents taking it day by day as governments begin to clamp down on public gatherings due to COVID-19
Vancouver restaurant worker tests positive for COVID-19

Vancouver restaurant worker tests positive for COVID-19

New cases connected to Pacific Dental Conference at convention centre
Mario's Quarantine Diary Day 2: Doing the right thing at the 25th hour

Mario's Quarantine Diary Day 2: Doing the right thing at the 25th hour

Tri-City News journalist Mario Bartel's self-quarantine with his wife and young son after they returned from a U.S. trip continues, with a look back to the final moments of freedom