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April 29 2025: The Carney-val continues

April 29 2025: The Carney-val continues

Plus: A beloved bar slings its last shots

April 29, 2025

Hey there. How are you holding up?

It’s okay if the answer is badly. It’s not often your city becomes the centre of worldwide attention due to the kind of horrific violence we like to think couldn’t happen here—an attack on the Filipino community, on racialized people, on gathering and joy and public life itself. It’s not often you see events you live through get politicized by the worst kind of people looking to score cheap points. It’s not often your social media turns into a litany of loss and you have to do normal things like go to work or file your taxes or vote while the world’s been turned a little darker.

But we’re far from hopeless. From lighting candles and laying wreaths to donating to GoFundMes and giving so much blood that Canadian Blood Services has run out of local slots, Vancouver comes together.

— V.
Associate Editor

— FEATURE —

From one Liberal minority government to another

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won the lion’s share of seats in yesterday’s election, saving him from the ignominy of becoming Canada’s shortest-serving Prime Minister. The former banker might have had plenty to celebrate, but that wasn’t true of the NDP, which lost official party status thanks to a massive shift towards two-party voting. Nathan Caddell summarizes the Vancouver action.

— LIVING —

It’s your last chance to vote in the Golden Plates awards

Voting for this year’s Golden Plates awards ends tomorrow. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Continue to do your civic duty and make sure your favourite restaurants get the recognition they deserve.

How to support families and survivors of the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy
RunAsYouAre gets tender ahead of the BMO Vancouver Marathon
Come to MTM BC Place: activities, hotdog combo, The Wild Robot. Donate tickets for a family who wouldn't be able to attend without your support!*

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— ARTS —

Céline Dion celebrates her birthday with a private Ballet BC performance

What level of fame and/or National Treasure status do you need to reach to get one of Canada’s best dance companies to give you a private show?

Michelle Thrush’s Inner Elder explores healing and resilience
Colin Mochrie is returning to the Improv Centre
New to DOXA? Start with the festival highlights—handpicked films that are timely, unforgettable, and conversation-starting. It’s documentary storytelling at its most urgent and artful.*

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Théâtre la Seizième's presents family drama Ce que je sais de vrai

Ce que je sais de vrai depicts the complexity of family through four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents' love and expectations. April 30 - May 10 at Studio 16.

— FOOD & DRINK —

After three whirlwind years, Bar Susu bids farewell

Raise a glass to say farewell to Bar Susu. The buzzy Mount Pleasant drinkery is wrapping up its Michelin-nodded service at the end of May.

Reflections reopens, repping robust retractable roof
Locanda dell’Orso is hosting a dinner collaboration between two local food stars

— ICYMI —

PSA: Kits Point museums are offering pay-what-you-can days
Meet Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar, Michelangela
Check out who’s playing the 2025 Vancouver Folk Festival
Bryan Adams is coming to Rogers Arena this fall
A new Burnaby cafe catches heat for its trippy name

— THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK —

DANCE: It’s International Dance Day! Check out the intersection of dance and film at the VPL. (April 29 @ Vancouver Public Library Central Branch)

BOOKS: The Spring Poetry Bash returns for a day of words and verse. (April 29 @ Revue Stage)

MUSEUMS: Step back in time with Afternoon Tea Tours at Mackin House. (April 29 to June 24 @ Mackin Heritage Home and Toy Museum, Coquitlam)

MUSIC: R&B sensation Raveena swoops by. (April 30 @ Commodore Ballroom)

THEATRE: Youth-led play Our Last Tree concentrates on the climate crisis. (April 30 to May 3 @ Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre)

FILM: Cameroonian drama Mambar Pierrette closes VIFF’s African Cinema Now spring session. (May 1 to 6 @ VIFF Centre)

COMEDY: Love You Wrong Time will make you laugh, rage, and laugh some more. (May 1 to 11 @ Historic Theatre)

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Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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