History

5 things you (probably) didn't know about basketball in Vancouver

From the first wheelchair team in Canada to the first NBA team website.

Feb 25, 2024 6:47 PM Read more >

Headlines from the past: A Coquitlam book store where no order was too obscure, no magazine too niche

Cody Books moved to Coquitlam's Westwood Mall in 1981.

Feb 23, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the military in Vancouver

They keep putting guns in Stanley Park.

Feb 18, 2024 5:43 PM Read more >

Photos: This is what grocery shopping looked like over 100 years ago in Vancouver

Grocery shopping is one thing that's been pretty constant in Vancouver since the founding of the city in 1886.

Feb 17, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver International Airport

From animal employees to runways lit by neighbours cars, it's got a few quirks now and in the past.

Feb 11, 2024 6:02 PM Read more >

Historic photos offer glimpse of Vancouver 'slums' decades ago

"An acute housing shortage faces Vancouver in 1942," notes an archived report.

Feb 10, 2024 9:15 AM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Vancouver Public Library

From very late books to RFID tags, here are a few things you may not know about the VPL

Feb 4, 2024 6:05 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about department stores in Vancouver

Do you still visit department stores?

Jan 28, 2024 5:56 PM Read more >

Vancou'd have been: Vancouver's airport could have been built at Spanish Banks

There was nearly an airport just offshore of UBC

Jan 22, 2024 7:35 PM Read more >

These 16 historic photos show Vancouver covered in ice and snow 100 years ago

Cold weather in Vancouver is nothing new

Jan 9, 2024 4:35 PM Read more >