The Vancouver School Board (VSB) is debuting a Flexible Instructional Time (FIT) planner that is currently being tested at David Thompson Secondary School.

For the second year in a row, graduating Hamber students were treated to an extravagant evening aboard a cruise ship to celebrate their last year at the school. With the first cruise being organized for the 2025 graduating class, the Grad Cruise has gained enormous popularity and is becoming an increasingly anticipated event.

A miniseries adaptation of the classic horror film, Carrie, is filming in the old Hamber building, and many Hamberites have been able to participate in the production as background actors.

Prom in June? Grad at noon? Not quite how it used to be. This year, Hamber’s graduation plans have taken on a new look, reshaping how students will mark one of the biggest milestones of their lives.

Since Hamber’s new building was opened to students in 2024, the Vancouver School Board (VSB) has been renting out Hamber classrooms to different organizations to help raise funds for the school.

Every year, hopeful grade 12 Hamberties embark on a journey of vague writing prompts, self-reflection, and countless rough drafts — all to submit the best UBC Personal Profile. 

For the second year in a row, Hamber Athletics hosted Block Party, a volleyball tournament involving the Senior Girls, Senior Boys, Junior Girls, and Junior Boys teams. This year’s tournament took on a new level of excitement, attracting a much larger audience and providing an exciting experience for students to partake in.

For over a decade, student coaching has played an important role in the Hamber community. It gives students in grades 11 and 12 opportunities to connect with new people while they coach one of Hamber’s many sports teams.

On Sept. 30, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a plan for the Liberal Party to take stricter action on its commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s 94 calls to action.

On June 6, Bill C-5, which implements a fast-tracking process for infrastructure projects, had its first reading in the House of Commons. Twenty days later, on June 26, it received Royal Assent, marking the official ratification of the Bill. The Bill has two parts: the Building Canada Act and the Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act.

On Sept. 11, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new projects that will be referred to the Major Projects Office (MPO). These projects include LNG Canada Phase 2, the Darlington New Nuclear Phase Project, the Contrecœur Terminal Container Project, the McIlvenna Bay Foran Copper Mine Project, and the Red Chris Mine expansion, leaving many Canadians concerned that Canada will not reach climate change targets.

On Oct. 18, Canadians joined the American people in a peaceful “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration. These protests took place in many Canadian cities, such as Vancouver and Montreal, uniting hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country.

On Sept. 22, Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced a barrage of rule changes to the league for the upcoming 2026 and 2027 seasons.

This year’s wildfire season in BC was disastrous, with more than 1,362 fires and 886,348 hectares burned throughout the summer, according to the BC Wildfire Service. The season has not only left lasting damage across BC – it marks Canada’s second-worst wildfire season in history, rivaled only by the 2023 season.

The vaquita porpoise has survived another year in the Gulf of California as one of the most critically endangered creatures in the world, as ranked by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  Every year, the vaquitas’ population falls significantly, mostly due to illegal activities, such as marine poaching and fishing.

As the Vancouver Canucks enter the 2025-26 National Hockey League (NHL) season, questions are floating over Rogers Arena about whether the team is ready to contend, stay in the playoff mix, or slip into another rebuild.

On Oct. 8, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees to advance to the American League Championship Series. But in late September, before the quarterfinal series even started, the Yankees’ admissions director, Aaron Boone, decided to restrict home-game tickets to only allow residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

On June 6, Bill C-5, which implements a fast-tracking process for infrastructure projects, had its first reading in the House of Commons. Twenty days later, on June 26, it received Royal Assent, marking the official ratification of the Bill. The Bill has two parts: the Building Canada Act and the Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act.

The province of Alberta has enforced a book ban for K–12 classrooms and school libraries, prohibiting works “containing any explicit visual depiction of a sexual act,” according to the CBC

On Sept. 25, Canada Post workers went on strike after Minister of Transformation, Joël Lightbound, announced that Canada Post would be ending home delivery and cutting back costs by using community mailboxes instead of addresses. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) initiated the strike to fight for its workers’ rights in the face of these financial cutbacks.

On Oct.1, in Los Angeles, California, 91-year-old zoologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall passed away peacefully in her sleep from natural causes. She had been in Los Angeles on a speaking tour around the United States and was scheduled to speak in Pasadena to 1,000 students from Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and other schools.

On Sept. 16, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held an urgent meeting to address the increasing evidence of human rights violations by Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, prompting reaction from Israel, Canada, and the United States.

On Sep. 30, more than 60 people died in a devastating 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines. The earthquake mainly affected Cebu, one of the most populated cities in the Philippines.

On Oct. 3, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation of prostitution, along with a $500,000 fine. The sentence comes almost two years after the first lawsuit filed against him by his longtime ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. 

Tilly Norwood, the first AI actress, set the internet into flames with her controversial emergence into the acting industry.

Right-wing Christian advocate Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University while on tour for his youth organization, Turning Point USA. Kirk was a political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative Christian organization that sponsored his tours and campaigns around American college campuses.

On Oct. 9, US President Donald Trump revealed that the first stage of his extensive peace plan was signed by both Israel and Hamas.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! late-night television show, hosted by American comedian Jimmy Kimmel, was suspended by ABC executives on Sept. 17. This decision sent a shockwave of emotions throughout the US entertainment world, sparking outrage from actors to everyday citizens.

On Oct. 1, the US government shut down for the first time in six years after it failed to agree on a 2026 budget. As of Oct. 22, it is the second-longest shutdown in US history, with over an estimated 1 million government employees forced to work without pay as Democrats and Republicans debate government spending.