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Vancouver’s Real Estate Market is Wobbling—So What Do We Do?
Inventory is up, prices are coming down, and many homes are taking months to sell. So what should people do now?

 


Hong Kong’s New Opera House Suspends a 1,073-Seat Theater Above a Grand Public Atrium
The Xiqu Centre, which will showcase traditional Chinese opera, was among the last projects to involve revered Chinese-Canadian architect Bing Thom.

 


Crystal Pite, Jonathon Young use ‘full-body lip syncing’ and wade into political corruption in Revisor
The acclaimed Canadian artists combine theatre, dance and farce as they put a fresh spin on Gogol’s work

 


Condé Nast Vancouver City Guide (click on each place name for full Q&A):

13 Best Things to Do in Vancouver
Hike a mountain, stroll a seawall, take in a concert, or track a pod of killer whales—Vancouver has it all.

 

10 Best Museums in Vancouver
Whatever your fancy, Vancouver definitely has a museum for it.

 

 

11 Best Coffee Shops in Vancouver
A city this dynamic calls for an equally robust coffee scene.

 

 


Vancouver’s Caffè La Tana Channels Old World Beauty
Designer Craig Stanghetta, founder of local firm Ste. Marie, wanted to authentically evoke the atmosphere and look of a Italian café and grocer.

 


Eye-popping new Electric Company show tackles corruption in Canadian real estate — and our complicity in it
The innovative Vancouver company’s Full Light of Day combines film and theatre, and unearths family secrets

 


World-famous couture designer Guo Pei brings exquisite creations to Canada for the first time
Guo created Rihanna’s stunning 2015 Met Gala gown and was named one of Time’s most influential people

 


The ‘Burbs: A Primer for Vancouverites
Is life better in the suburbs? In the midst of Vancouver’s on-going housing crisis, the outer limits are at least worth a second look.

 

 


Pacific Northwest Design: Vancouver’s Ste. Marie Designs Interiors That Could Be Film Sets
For Ste. Marie’s Craig Stanghetta, the creator of some of Vancouver’s best-known interiors, design is never far removed from local culture—or personal history.

 


Inside the Microbiome: Why Good Gut Bacteria Is the Big Hope For Allergic Disease
Pioneering researchers are finding astonishing evidence that tiny gut microbes may hold the key to preventing – or even curing – asthma and food allergies. Here’s why they say it’s time we learn to love our bacteria

 


7 Ways To Be Good To Your Bacteria
Want to be good to your gut, and help protect your baby’s bacteria?

 


New Talent 2017: Lukas Peet’s Simple Lighting

With an approach that synthesizes pragmatism and whimsy, Peet’s designs reconsider the particularities of lighting and how it fills a space.

 


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Gordon Smith: A Life In Brush Strokes

Over half a century ago, famed architect Arthur Erickson designed a house for renowned Canadian painter Gordon Smith, and it became a modernist masterpiece.

 


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Researchers have found that an iPod and a person’s favourite music can rekindle long lost memories and reconnect with loved ones — and the stories are amazing.

 


What happens when Vancouver's only cemetery starts selling plots for the first time in 25 years

In Vancouver, Real Estate To Die For

Vancouver’s only cemetery is selling plots for the first time in 25 years — but the price could leave you cold.

 


Cast Away

Yes, you can buy a detached home in a friendly neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver for under $100,000. There’s no lawn – heck, no land – and you better hold on when the storms blow. It’s life in a floating home.

 


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Leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, thousands of Vancouverites thought they could cash in by renting out their houses and condos for big bucks. But an Olympic expert said not so fast.

 


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For people with life-threatening allergies, a serious allergic reaction can leave them too frightened to eat even “safe” foods. The enormous psychological toll of anaphylactic shock.

 


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There’s no more euphoric experience than floating through fresh powder in backcountry British Columbia. Here are six destinations that beckon – hot tubs and mulled wine included.