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Your connection to the issues and stories shaping life in Metro Vancouver. Hosted by Stephen Quinn, with new episodes every Tuesday and Wednesday, plus a Thursday dive into city politics with Justin McElroy.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYour connection to the issues and stories shaping life in Metro Vancouver. Hosted by Stephen Quinn, with new episodes every Tuesday and Wednesday, plus a Thursday dive into city politics with Justin McElroy.
This is Vancouver is hosted by CBC. The show has published 337 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How will new provincial and municipal governments get along?" (29 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Where do the BC Conservatives stand on climate change?" (27 October 2026, 22 minutes), and "When will Surrey get a SkyTrain to Newton?" (22 October 2026, 26 minutes).
This is Vancouver publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 337 episodes.
Booking probability for This is Vancouver is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This is Vancouver requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This is Vancouver's contact route on record: verified email.
CBC hosts This is Vancouver, a news podcast with 337 episodes published.
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After all these elections this month, we’ve got a new provincial government and plenty of new municipal governments — so how exactly will they get along? Justin McElroy talks about that with host Jodie Martinson
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We hear from David Suzuki on his thoughts on the BC Conservative agenda and Justin McElroy looks at the numbers behind Saturday's election votes.
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Both the B.C. NDP and Conservatives are promising to extend SkyTrain to Newton in Surrey. But how realistic are their plans? Host Stephen Quinn speaks with TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn and two political insiders about the...
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The Cowichan Nation's Aboriginal title claim has proved to be one of the most significant B-C Supreme Court decisions in recent years. At 513 trial days, spanning 10 years - it was one of the longest trials in Canadian...
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There's a lot of people running to be Vancouver's next Mayor. In this episode of This Is Vancouver, Stephen Quinn hears from five people looking to unseat incumbent candidate Ken Sim, and make their mark on the City of...
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ABC Vancouver's mayoral candidate Ken Sim wants another crack at the Mayor's chair. He was first elected in 2022, alongside seven of his ABC colleagues. What has he accomplished in his term as Mayor? What's his plan for...
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Across Metro Vancouver, candidates are pitching competing solutions to the issues that are top of mind for voters. Especially the soaring cost of living and rising public safety concerns. We break down where the parties...
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Coquitlam will elect a new mayor for the first time since 2008. That's because long-time Mayor Richard Stewart is not running for re-election. The CBC's Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy spoke with three candidates for...
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Election campaigns often come with big promises. In the Lower Mainland, candidates are talking about building new pools, community centres, sports fields — even a concert hall and ice arena. But how realistic are those...
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Seven candidates are running to be Surrey’s next mayor. Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy talk to five of them about the biggest issues facing B.C.’s second-largest city.
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CBC's Justin McElroy spent four days travelling with B.C. NDP leader David Eby on the campaign trail. In this bonus episode, Justin takes us behind the scenes of the tour and explains why Vancouver could become...
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For the first time in a quarter century, the City of Richmond is going to have a new Mayor. That's because longtime Mayor Malcolm Brodie is not running for re-election. Multiple candidates are vying for the position. On...
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Gitxaała Nation author Kim Spencer reads from her latest book, 'Here for a Good Time', and shares how fictional narrative can give young readers a window into the truth about the ipmacts of colonialism and residential...
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The top job at Richmond City Hall is about to look very different. That's because Malcolm Brodie is not running for re-election after 25 years in the top job. Multiple candidates have stepped forward to say that they're...
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CBC Municipal Affairs reporter Justin McElroy shares what some of Vancouver's municipal parties are doing to garner attention during a dual election period.
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On a Sunday morning in January of 2024, a chemical haze blanketed much of the Lower Mainland. It was because of a chemical leak at the Parkland Refinery in Burnaby. Metro Vancouver has been investigating the incident...
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It’s municipal election season, and every Tuesday we’ll be holding a different mayoral debate from a different Metro Vancouver city. In this episode, we focus on the candidates running to be mayor of Delta. Stephen...
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Vancouver's municipal parties are unveiling their election platforms ahead of the election on October 17th. In this episode, Stephen Quinn, Justin McElroy and Vancouver Sun reporter Dan Fumano talk about what was in the...
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Politicians from across the province are in Vancouver this week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. That event was already happening on the verge of municipal elections across the province. However...
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The Bishnoi gang has taken credit for a spate of extortions, shootings, and arsons in British Columbia - many of them in Surrey. Now CBC News has obtained a letter the gang sent to Canada's "defence minister, army and...
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