Vancouver

The exterior of Little Mountain Gallery
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Little Mountain Gallery celebrates 10 years of comedy

Jonah Lazar September 26, 2026

Little Mountain Gallery is a Vancouver-based non-profit art collective that has been operating since 2006. Originating out of a 1930s auto repair shop, the gallery was home to numerous types of artistic performances before transitioning to being a comedy club in 2016. Since then, the gallery has navigated changing venues following the garage they called home being torn down for condo developments in 2021. After a few years without a permanent home, Little Mountain Gallery resettled on Water Street in April 2024. The Peak spoke with manager and curator Brent Constantine to learn more about the non-profit’s journey on its…

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A still from The Body Remembers where one of the characters, Aila, is comforting another, Rosie
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Between suffering and saviourship

Maya Barillas Mohan June 22, 2026

Content warning: mention of domestic abuse. If the 104-minute movie The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open feels like a lifetime, it could be because it offers a completely undiluted clip of one. The movie could also feel that…

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Need to Know, Need to Go: Events for an active summertime

Jen Westling May 24, 2026

Open level ballet class UBC Life Building, Room 26 Every Monday, 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. (May 11–August 24) Drop-in, $5 cash or card at door Five, six, seven, eight! UBC’s Ballet Club is hosting weekly ballet classes every Monday this summer,…

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A teaser of Waterfront’s best kept summer secret

Maya Barillas Mohan May 10, 2026

A well-hidden gem, Junction Market rests atop Waterfront Station in Granville Square. Initially, The Peak’s correspondent yours truly got lost en route. It did not occur to me to climb a small flight of stairs to find the destination, but…

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A photo of a promotional sticker from slowcry that says “Quite Honking, I’m Crying and probably listening to slowcry”
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An evening with slowcry brings company to fight the winter blues

Noeka Nimmervoll March 2, 2026

Wintertime always brings a heavy feeling in my life; the cold weather and shorter days cause me to question if I’m on the right path, and if my efforts will ever amass into the dreamed life of success and fulfillment.…

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The Vancouver City Hall building is pictured on a bright, sunny day surrounded by trees and street lamps.
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CUPE Local 15 alleges Vancouver bargained in bad faith

Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik February 3, 2026

A local union is alleging that the City of Vancouver did not bargain in good faith during agreements that were settled in August of last year. Instead, they claim, “the City violated the Labour Relations Code by “Intentionally withholding important…

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Sam Wiebe says a career in the arts is possible

Maya Barillas Mohan January 19, 2026

Looking beyond the fog of midterms and assignments, a career in the arts is actually quite possible in misty Vancouver. A case in point is the SFU English department’s Writer-in-Residence (WiR) program, which bridges aspiring writers to published ones to…

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Vancouver’s SkyTrain is now Bitcoin-powered

Ashi January 5, 2026

In a move described by aides as “inevitable, visionary, and definitely not a parody of governance,” mayor Ken Sim announced Thursday that Vancouver’s SkyTrain system is soon to be powered entirely by Bitcoin. Not metaphorically. Not financially, even. The trains,…

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The outside of Vancouver City Hall is pictured on a bright day, with trees around it.
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Vancouver to require exempt staff in-office five days a week

Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik December 18, 2025

For Vancouver city employees, pyjama bottoms at work may no longer be feasible.  CTV News reported that on October 21, workers received an email from city manager Donny van Dyk informing them that “effective January 1, 2026, all exempt staff…

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Vancouver punk’s role in creating community in an introvert’s city

Katie Walkley July 29, 2025

When spending time in Vancouver’s public spaces, I notice it is common practice to avoid eye contact. Instead of engaging in other people’s lives, we tend to stay focused on our own. I used to think all of Vancouver was…

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