Vancouver is not well served by its media. Canada's two so-called "national" newspapers, the Globe and Mail and the National Post, ignore our stories (though other parts of the country certainly have more cause to complain in this regard). They seem to feel the nation extends as far as the Toronto city limits. The two local dailies, the Sun and the Province, don't do much better. Since their takeover by the CanWest Global chain, they have cut back severely on local news, preferring to centralize operations out of their Winnipeg head office. They've also cut back on their coverage of the provincial legislature in Victoria, despite the fact that the provincial Liberal government, in the absence of effective opposition, has no real check on its authority.
The radio and television stations are worse. News departments are underfunded and understaffed and sensational and entertainment news are the main items.
You have to depend on the weeklies - the Straight, the Westender, and to a lesser extent, the Courier, to find out what's happening in Vancouver. It takes effort, but it's worth it.
What's worrying is that the majority of people don't take the effort and instead rely on the Sun, Province, BCTV and CKNW for their information.