Vancouver city council voted to pass a report Tuesday that could lead to taller buildings ... said the potential new towers could create up to 1,300 job spaces in the downtown area.

A secret plan laid out by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim ... The paper notes the current official plan for the Downtown Eastside is “broken,” but creating a new one would take too long.

Vancouver is moving to preserve a downtown building whose heritage significance extends beyond the city. City planners have endorsed the protection of the Standard Building at 510 West Hastings ...