Vancouver's Canada Day Parade cancelled due to rising costs

The Canada Day Parade, one of the marquee events of Vancouver’s July 1 celebrations, has been cancelled.
The Port of Vancouver, which is hosting the Canada Day party at Canada Place for the 31st straight year, says the parade, an annual event since 2009, had become too costly to produce.
“Please note that after careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to no longer host the Canada Day parade. As overall costs continue to increase for such a large event, we are focusi