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Expo 86 opened on May 2, 1986, and its impact on Vancouver's cityscape and culture remains highly visible. On the 40th anniversary of the fair that changed Vancouver forever, here's a collection of historic photos from the fair and the buildup to it.

A man is dead and a suspect has been arrested after a fire at a homeless camp in Abbotsford on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Photos shared by Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control show the company's recent call for a river otter den that had been set up beneath a family's shed in Richmond, B.C.

Tens of thousands lined the streets of South Vancouver on Saturday for the annual Vaisakhi parade.

Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical workers and those who use drugs are reflecting on the disastrous decade and what could have been done differently to save more lives.

Firefighters spent all night working to extinguish a blaze that broke out on a barge on the Fraser River off Surrey, B.C., on April 2, 2026.

North Shore Rescue shared several stunning photos from its efforts to rescue a lost snowboarder who went out of bounds on Mount Seymour on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (North Shore Rescue / Facebook)

Foggy conditions in Metro Vancouver created pockets of near-zero visibility.

A cheeky display is seen outside Laryssa Gervan’s home on Victoria Drive in East Vancouver. (Credit: Laryssa Gervan)

The B.C. SPCA's Sunshine Coast animal centre is dealing with a situation it says is "unprecedented," after 32 cats were abandoned in plastic containers outside the facility earlier this month.

A storm that swept through B.C.'s South Coast brought maximum gusts of more than 100 km/h, toppling trees and taking down hydro lines.

Images provided by B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit and its contractors show the damage Highway 3 suffered in the recent atmospheric river and ongoing efforts to repair it.

Farms and homes in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, near the U.S. border, are flooded following an intense atmospheric river.

Nearly 20,000 fans gathered at B.C. Place to watch the Vancouver Whitecaps take on Inter Miami in the MLS Cup final, which was taking place thousands of kilometres away in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.