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The Province
32 minutes ago
- Automotive
- The Province
Traffic alert: Serious crash closes Highway 1 westbound in Langley
The highway is closed to westbound traffic between 264th Street and 232nd Avenue. File photo Photo by Matt Rourke / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A serious crash in Langley has closed Highway 1 to westbound traffic on Sunday night. The highway is closed to westbound traffic between 264th Street and 232nd Avenue. The crash happened at around 8:20 p.m. on the 25300 block of Highway 1. It is unknown how many vehicles were involved. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors ⛔️#BCHwy1 - The highway is CLOSED to westbound traffic between 264th St and 232nd St due to a vehicle incident. Use an alternate route. #LangleyBC — DriveBC (@DriveBC) August 4, 2025 Traffic is being redirected at the 264th Street exit. 'We are in the very early stages of the investigation therefore are asking motorists to avoid the area and find alternate routes as the closure could last several hours,' said Sgt. Zynal Sharoom of the Langley RCMP in a news release. Anyone who was in the area at the time of the collision and especially those with dash camera footage is asked to contact the Langley RCMP at 604 -532-3200 and quote file number 2025-25251. mraptis@ News Local News News Columnists Tennis
The Province
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
Vancouver theatre: Here are the five best plays to see in August
The summer theatre season continues with Bard on the Beach, Broadway Across Canada's The Lion King and improv master Colin Mochrie Erick D. Patrick as Simba in Broadway Across Canada's The Lion King. Photo by Matthew Murphy Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime. The livin' is easy and the theatre generally sparse. Since COVID, most major companies have hesitated to extend their seasons into high summer and few independents have gambled that people will ditch the beach for the stage. But this August shows signs of a revival. Here are five very tempting options: This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors When: To Sept. 20 Where: Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park Tickets and info: From $35 at Bard on the Beach continues to run its four shows in two tents throughout the summer months, even though attendance is down a little. This summer, devoting its small tent to two plays about Shakespeare, not by him, they've struck gold with the lengthily titled 'complete works,' the funniest, cleverest Bard show in years. Tess Degenstein, Craig Erickson, and either Arghavan Jenati or Nathan Kay frantically attempt to perform all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in 90 minutes. Equal parts silly and brilliant, it's an absolute treat. A History of Motown When: Aug. 6-13 Where: Firehall Arts Centre Tickets and info: From $40 at Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Superb soul diva Krystle Dos Santos brings the songs and stories of Motown back to the Firehall for a week after a sold-out run last April. By all accounts, Dos Santos has the audience dancing in the aisles with her six-piece band and two backup singers. You have to have backup singers if you're going to do the Supremes and Marvelettes. She also sings from the Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye songbooks and I hope has plenty of juicy stories about the twisted paths to success of Diana Ross and Berry Gordy. Improv Night with Colin Mochrie & Friends When: Aug. 8-9 Where: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage Tickets and info: $40-$100 at Along with its summer musical (Waitress) and drama (The Mousetrap), the Arts Club adds a weekend of improv comedy with Vancouver's best-known improviser, Colin Mochrie. Before his 15 seasons on first the U.K. then the American TV version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Mochrie developed his chops with Vancouver's TheatreSports improv company. The friends in this show include his funniest TheatreSports co-stars: Denny Williams, Gary Jones, Jeff Gladstone, Rod Crawford and Veena Sood. That's one serious all-star lineup. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. When: Aug. 13-30 Where: Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island Tickets and info: $29-$49 at A British backstage comedy in the vein of Noises Off, The Play That Goes Wrong celebrates the joyous chaos that theatre can be when everything goes wrong, as it does when an English amateur drama society stages a Mousetrap-like murder mystery. The other shows that I recommend here come from established, well-known companies. Black Box Theatre is the outlier, an intrepid little troupe renting a large theatre space for a two-week run of a complex play. Break a leg! Disney's The Lion King When: Aug. 20-Sept. 14 Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre Tickets and info: From $61 at Broadway Across Canada brings The Lion King back to the Queen E for a longer-than-normal touring company run. And why not? The Lion King is a proven winner with a strong story, great songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, sensational costumes and spectacular spectacle, exquisitely directed by Julie Taymor. Broadway Across Canada always delivers. So besides the ticket prices, this one's a no-brainer. Read More News Columnists Local News News News
The Province
3 hours ago
- General
- The Province
Harbour Cruises ferry issues mayday call after hitting rocks off West Vancouver
The Harbour Princess escorted back to port after striking a rock near Point Atkinson on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Royal Canadian Marine Search and A ferry belonging to Harbour Cruises Ltd. struck a rock near Point Atkinson off West Vancouver on Sunday morning, leading to a mayday call. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The Harbour Princess ferry, carrying 58 passengers, hit a rock in Starboat Cove. A distress call was issued at 11:23 a.m. and several emergency services responded, led by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre says it dispatched one Coast Guard aircraft and three coast guard boats to the scene. The tide at the time was eight feet and rising, on a day when low tide was four and a half feet. The vessel did not take on water and was escorted back to its Coal Harbour berth, where the passengers were off-loaded. It is believed two passengers were injured, with one person transferred to the care of the B.C. Ambulance service. The Harbour Princess is described by Harbour Cruises as its most modern vessel that has dining seating for 180 people spread over two interior decks. It is 150 feet long and can carry up to 275 standing guests. dcarrigg@ With a file from Canadian Press Read More News Columnists Local News News News
The Province
4 hours ago
- Climate
- The Province
B.C. Wildfires 2025: Crews battling growing Cameron Lake fire on Vancouver Island
An evacuation order from the Regional District of Nanaimo covers a total of 393 mostly residential properties and evacuation alerts have been issued for 238 other properties Fire crews worked through Saturday night to battle the growing wildfire on Vancouver Island that has led to the evacuation of nearly 400 properties. Photo by B.C. Wildfire Service Firefighters in B.C. are in for a busy August long weekend, as the number of active wildfires was listed at 150 on Sunday afternoon, up from 120 on Friday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Here's an update on the wildfire situation around the province: Fire crews worked through Saturday night to battle the growing wildfire on Vancouver Island that has led to the evacuation of nearly 400 properties. An update posted Sunday by the B.C. Wildfire Service says the fire, burning along the challenging terrain on the shore of Cameron Lake, measures about 3.89 square kilometres in size, up from the 2.45 square-kilometre estimate provided the day before. At a news conference, fire information officer Madison Dahl said 142 personnel were responding to the fire located about 60 kilometres from the city of Nanaimo, along with seven helicopters and heavy equipment. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Operations will continue to prioritize protection of residences, values and critical infrastructure,' she said. Dahl said fire departments from around Vancouver Island have been brought in to help and are focused on the Little Qualicum River Village and park area and the north side of Cameron Lake. A helicopter battles wildfires near Coombs, B.C., on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Photo by Chad Hipolito / THE CANADIAN PRESS An evacuation order from the Regional District of Nanaimo covers a total of 393 mostly residential properties, including Little Qualicum Falls Park, and evacuation alerts have been issued for 238 other properties. Douglas Holmes, the emergency operations director for the Regional District of Nanaimo, said the evacuation was complete by late Saturday. Dahl said the fire along Cameron Lake was burning in inaccessible and challenging terrain 'with large amounts of available timber.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It is going to continue to produce smoke as the fire consumes fuels along the slope,' she said. Dahl said the region is expected to get cooler in the next few days, but added the area is in a period of drought. She said some rain is possible for Wednesday, but a significant amount would be needed to make a difference in the fire. The wildfire service said large-scale water delivery systems were being established and heavy equipment was working to create control lines in workable ground. — The Canadian Press More than 62,000 lightning strikes in B.C. since Wednesday The B.C. Wildfire Service reported Sunday that lightning continues to be a challenge in the province with 14,000 new strikes recorded the previous day. That beings the total number of strikes to 62,000 since Wednesday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lightning remains in the forecast for several parts of B.C., including the northeast, Robson Valley and the central and southeast, says the service, adding that winds are also expected to pick up in northern B.C. Temperatures, however, are expected to cool this week with scattered showers that will help firefighters' efforts. As of Sunday afternoon, there were 150 wildfires burning in B.C., including 35 started in the previous 24 hours, according to the wildfire service. In that same timeframe, there were 25 fires declared out. — Staff Reporter Saturday, Aug. 2: Wildfire near Peachland under control The wildfire near Peachland that forced hundreds of residents to quickly evacuated their homes just days ago is no longer out of control and the evacuation order has been lifted for all residents. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations centre says the remaining 118 addresses on the last evacuation order are now cleared, and residents can return home but must be ready to leave again quickly. The B.C. Wildfire service says the blaze is no longer out of control, and is now considered as being held after aerial firefighting efforts were effective in cooling the fire. —The Canadian Press Vancouver Island wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency An evacuation order due to an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island has been expanded to encompass nearly 400 properties, including an entire provincial park. The fire burning on the north banks of Cameron Lake, about 60 kilometres from Nanaimo, grew to an estimated 2.45 square kilometres, officials said Saturday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. District spokeswoman Rebecca Taylor said most of the 393 properties under evacuation order are residential and that another 238 properties are under evacuation alert. Later in the day the evacuation order was expanded to the north and to the east A post on B.C. Parks website said an evacuation order was in place that includes all of Little Qualicum Falls Park. 'To support the work of wildfire crews, all visitors should leave the park immediately and remain out of the area until further notice,' the advisory said. It's not immediately clear how many properties are affected by the order expansion. B.C. Wildfire Service said that since Wednesday, more than 48,000 lightning strikes have been recorded, with significant activity in the Kamloops, Cariboo and Prince George regions. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Prince George Fire Centre alone reported more than 33,200 strikes. The Saturday report said that 44 new wildfires have been detected in the last 24 hours, 34 of which are lightning-caused. Number of wildfires jumps on Saturday The number of active wildfires in B.C. continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week The wildfire service says the Cariboo Fire Centre region in central B.C. saw more than 1,200 lightning strikes Wednesday, which started 13 new fires in the area. The Snaking River Wildfire, 65 kilometres west of Quesnel, is 1.5 square kilometres in size and producing smoke that is visible from Quesnel, Highway 97 and surrounding communities. Heat warnings have ended for much of the province and there's a small chance of isolated showers, but dry conditions mean fuel on the ground remains ripe for ignition. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. —Tiffany Crawford, The Canadian Press Evacuation order remains in place for wildfire near Lytton The Cantilever Bar fire near Lytton burns north end in the afternoon of July 30, 2025. Photo: B.C. Wildfire Service. The Cantilever Bar wildfire located 10 kilometres south of Lytton had seen only limited growth on Saturday, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. An evacuation order for Lytton First Nation remains in place. Four areas also remain on evacuation alert. The fire is highly visible from Highway 1, and fire officials are asking motorists to use extra caution and be aware of the surroundings while passing through. Evacuation alert issued for campsite, cabins near Harrison Lake The Bear Creek wildfire, east of Harrison Lake, is now considered a wildfire of note. Photo by The B.C. Wildfire Service. An evacuation alert has been issued for some properties near Harrison Lake as the Bear Creek wildfire continues to burn out of control. The Fraser Valley Regional District issued the alert Thursday for the North Cascade Bay Area on the east side of Harrison Lake. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. People who live in the affected area are asked to be prepared to leave their homes on short notice. 'This is a cautionary notification as wildfire behaviour is not predictable,' said the regional district. It said closures to the Harrison East Forest Service Road and other forest service roads might limit access to the area. The evacuation alert includes the Cascade Peninsula Recreation site, which has 25 campsites on the eastern shore of the lake south of the wildfire. It also covers about 50 cabins in the North Cascade Bay area. Coastal Fire Centre is investigating an out of control wildfire at Wesley Ridge by Cameron Lake. The wildfire was discovered on Thursday, July 31. Photo by BC Wildfire Service Source: The B.C. Wildfire Service With fires burning across B.C., is it safe to continue with travel plans? If there were a weekend that could be described as peak summer in B.C., this would be it. Local vacation destinations see a surge of visitors as the cities empty out a little. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But with forest fires raging across the province, is it advisable to travel? 'The August long weekend feels like the height of summer for us,' says Ellen Walker-Matthews, CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, where a wildfire is burning near Peachland. 'We welcome people to continue with their plans.' The patio at Bliss Bakery in Peachland was busy on Thursday, said owner Barry Yeo. Guests enjoyed baked goods and a water show as helicopters picked up buckets of water from the lake. The bakery has a strong customer base, but business triples in the summer months, he said. 'It should be business as usual this weekend,' he said. Harrison Hot Springs is also open despite a wildfire burning about 20 kilometres away on the eastern shore of Harrison Lake. Read the full story here. —Glenda Luymes With files from Cheryl Chan and The Canadian Press News News Vancouver Whitecaps News Tennis
The Province
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
Vancouver Pride Parade: Thousands celebrate against backdrop of financial uncertainty
Two-Spirit, South Asian and Chinese voices lead the way as organizers seek stable funding for future viability of parade Crowds and performers at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths Thousands of people and performers gathered in downtown Vancouver on Sunday for the 2025 Pride Parade — a celebration of diversity and inclusion that wound its way from Pacific Boulevard, near B.C. Place, to the West End. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors For Angit Modaher, a program coordinator with Sher Vancouver, which supports the South Asian LGBTQ+ community, marching this year was personal. 'Since moving to Canada from the U.K., I've been really close to Sher Vancouver. It's been a saving point in terms of having a queer community in Vancouver,' Modaher said. Pride remains a vital platform for visibility in communities where queerness is often hidden, she said. 'We're just trying to be more vocal. You know, representation really matters in the South Asian community,' she said. 'Queer South Asians exist — and we're here. It's so important to have that openness, because a lot of people hide,' she said. Angit Modaher, program coordinator with Sher Vancouver, a South Asian LGBTQ+ non-profit, at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths For Dennis Lu of the Vancouver chapter of the Chinese Rainbow Network, a Mandarin speaking LGBTQ+ non-profit, marching in the parade was a way to unite Mandarin-speaking queer communities. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Lu said his work with the network was to create 'a big umbrella for people of Chinese descent.' 'We're already outsiders from the country,' Lu said. 'I'm trying to let people know, 'Our society is there for you.'' Lu invited Richmond's Paragon Athletic Association to contribute a lion and dragon dance performance as part of the CRN's parade group. 'Lion dancing and dragon dancing (is a) very big part of the Chinese culture,' said Anton Chan, vice-president of operations at Paragon Athletic. 'They wanted to get the pride out and get the lines out there, as well, to represent the culture and the rainbow nation,' Chan said. 'We're just happy to be part of the culture,' he said. Members of the Chinese Rainbow Network at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths / PNG That sense of impact and the work to claim space was echoed by Travis Angus of the Greater Vancouver Native Cultural Two-Spirit Society. The group, which organized a separate Two-spirit event for the past five years, sees participation as a reclamation of identity lost through colonialism. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We've been realizing that there's so many negatives that are pulling all of the gay community apart, segregating us into different categories, basically. So it's looking at being able to really unite everybody,' Angus said of the decision to pause their own event and join the parade. 'Two-Spirit started years and years ago and belonged to the long houses,' Angus said. 'When the churches moved in, they wiped us out from our communities … they figured we were just queer or gay because we had both spirits.' 'So they pushed us out and the LGBTQ+ community took us in.' Travis Angus of the Greater Vancouver Native Cultural Two-Spirit Society, at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths But acceptance hasn't always been easy, even within Indigenous communities, according to Angus. 'Not every Indigenous group accepts the Two-Spirit people,' Angus said. 'It's been a roller-coaster, but people are becoming more aware now.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This year's parade took place against the backdrop of growing financial and political uncertainty for Vancouver's Pride parade. Organizers have warned that without stable funding, future parades may be at risk. 'Being out, it's an amazing feeling,' Modaher said. 'It'd be heartbreaking if it was cancelled.' 'A lot of people who come to the parades, they don't think about who's giving them money. They just want the joy to be there,' Modaher said. Prime Minister Mark Carney waves while he marches in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by ETHAN CAIRNS / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Mark Carney made a surprise appearance at the parade after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port earlier Sunday. Carney marched for about a kilometre along the route and said the Pride parade represents the 'essence of Canada,' celebrating diversity in a 'very positive way.' Carney was greeted by loud cheers from parade-goers lining the sidewalks along the route, and he zigzagged across the street several times to meet and greet supporters as his security detail followed closely. The prime minister at one point was handed a microphone by a drag queen who thanked him for coming, and Carney said the parade was 'the best of Canada.' With a file from Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with a drag performer during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns / THE CANADIAN PRESS People cheer as Prime Minister Mark Carney marches during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns / THE CANADIAN PRESS Crowds and performers at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths / PNG Crowds and performers at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths Crowds and performers at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by Nathan Griffiths Prime Minister Mark Carney fans himself while he marches in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo by ETHAN CAIRNS / THE CANADIAN PRESS People cheer as Prime Minister Mark Carney marches during the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns / THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in the Vancouver Pride Parade in Vancouver, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns / THE CANADIAN PRESS Read More News News Vancouver Whitecaps News Vancouver Canucks
