Welcome to Westcoast German News! 🇩🇪🇨🇦

For 20 years, Westcoast German News has been bringing you stories, people, events and connections that celebrate the German-speaking community across Western Canada. As independent media, we rely on your support to keep these stories alive—so please read, share, follow and, when you can, support us in keeping this community voice strong for years to come.

Support us by placing an ad or adding your business to our directory! Westcoast German News reaches the German, Swiss and Austrian communities across Western Canada—and we’re here to help you find things, build connections, grow your business and discover opportunities within this vibrant community.

Latest Posts

Latest Posts with Images

Latest Posts

Foreign Languages Exhibition with Brigitte Potter-Mael

Where Botanical Life Speaks in Translation

Foreign Languages: Homages to the Misunderstood Dal Schindel Gallery, Regent College | April 8 –...

Read More

Whitecaps Roar Into Round of 16: Cabrera and Berhalter Lead 2-0 Champions Cup Victory as BC Place Comes Alive

VANCOUVER — It started quietly. Very quietly. When the referee’s whistle kicked off Wednesday night’s...

Read More
Andrés Cubas extends his Whitecaps contract

Featuring Whitecaps Player Paraguayan international Andrés Cubas

VANCOUVER, BC – The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up one of their most important players...

Read More
AZ Jackson

Whitecaps Start MLS Season 2026 with Win

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Open 2026 Season with Hard-Fought 1–0 Win at BC Place The 2026...

Read More
swisstech pavilion 2026

Introducing The SwissTech Pavilion at Web Summit Vancouver 2026

An exclusive opportunity for Swiss and German-speaking companies to break into North America’s booming tech...

Read More
EuroBC Scene 2026

EuroBC Scene Unites European Communities in Metro Vancouver, BC

A fresh and exciting initiative is taking shape in Metro Vancouver—one that brings together European...

Read More
Rolf Kipferling

Remembering Rolf Fritz Erberhardt Kipferling

Obituary for Rolf Fritz Eberhardt Kipferling Rolf Fritz Eberhardt Kipferling, born August 14, 1941, in...

Read More
Image by Emily Cooper 2026

Spoiler Alert – How did Cosi fan tutte Become Canadian?

WARNING: Spoiler Alert, if you have not seen this version of the opera, just bookmark...

Read More
Photos by Emily Cooper

Mozart’s Love Test Returns to Vancouver

Vancouver Opera brings Mozart’s comic masterpiece back to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre after a 20-year...

Read More