For Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters, the departure of Sebastian Berhalter feels like more than just losing another midfielder. It closes an important chapter in the club’s recent rise and leaves questions about the road ahead for one of Major League Soccer’s most ambitious sides.Berhalter is heading to English Championship club Middlesbrough in a deal reportedly…
VANCOUVER – A bold new proposal could transform Vancouver into one of North America’s leading performing arts destinations, with plans unveiled for a landmark Vancouver Cultural Precinct featuring four new or renovated, acoustically designed performance venues. Developed in collaboration with 32 of the city’s leading performing arts organizations, the project represents what organizers describe as…
With the confetti barely swept up from the 2026 tournament across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, football’s attention is already turning to 2030 — and by most accounts, it will be the most ambitious World Cup ever staged. Three continents, six countries The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by Spain, Portugal,…
In 1986, as Vancouver prepared to welcome the world for Expo ’86, the province was racing to finish something equally ambitious: SkyTrain, the region’s brand-new, fully automated rapid transit line. Alongside it ran the BC Parkway — a 26-kilometre walking and cycling path linking Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey, built parallel to the new…
Capturing the electrifying energy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this gallery kicks off with Germany’s spectacular 7-1 opening victory against Curaçao on June 14, 2026. While the match was being played live at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, I was celebrating the action right here in Vancouver at the Official Jägermeister German House inside…
Some friendships are built on shared history — and in Vancouver’s German-speaking soccer community, that history has a very specific starting point: a table at The Pint on Abbott Street during the 2014 World Cup. 🍻 That’s where Dan Tanner (Jennings Culture, Squamish), Elke Porter (Westcoast German News/WBN, Kitsilano), and Artikas Keschvari (Senior Manager, Customer…
Burnaby, BC | Westcoast German News | Friday, July 10, 2026 On a beautiful, mild summer evening, Westcoast German News had the privilege of covering the Vancouver Whitecaps for the first time as an official freelance photographer. Wednesday, July 8, 2026, was more than just another Canadian Championship match—it marked the Whitecaps’ return to Swangard…
If you like your Shakespeare dark, dystopian, and delivered with sledgehammer intensity, then Stephen Drover’s adaptation of Macbeth, now playing on the BMO Mainstage at Bard on the Beach, is absolutely your production. If, like me, you prefer to leave the theatre laughing, you will still find yourself riveted — and caught up in the…
What an absolute thriller! The Jägermeister German House was the place to be for Germany’s dramatic match against the Ivory Coast, and the energy inside Dublin Calling Pub on Granville Street was nothing short of electric. While the action on the pitch had everyone on the edge of their seats—especially with substitute Deniz Undav becoming…
As the FIFA World Cup brings nations together, Westcoast German News has been making the rounds to support three official fan bases in Metro Vancouver, while also cheering on Team Canada. Four matches, four different atmospheres, but one common passion: football. Hopp Schwiizz! Steamworks Hosts Swiss Fans The World Cup adventure began on June 13…
⚽🎬 SPECIAL VANCOUVER SCREENING: THE BELONGING 🇨🇭🇨🇦 Join us for a special public screening of The Belonging on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Vancouver—the evening before the exciting international men’s soccer match between Canada Men’s National Soccer Team and Switzerland Men’s National Football Team at BC Place on June 24. 🎟 Reserve your seat today…
Vancouver soccer fans have plenty to cheer about this summer. Canada Soccer has officially confirmed its 26-player roster for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, and no fewer than five Vancouver Whitecaps FC alumni earned their spots: goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, defenders Derek Cornelius, Alphonso Davies, and Richie Laryea, and midfielder Ali Ahmed. With Canada playing two…
