General Archive

Just two days to go until the federal election, and you’re still not sure how to cast your ballot? Join the club. Apparently, Canadians are tiptoeing, not marching, to the polls this year, wavering at the altar like a runaway bride.

People are scoping out every possible factor that could suggest what might happen in a likely minority government after Monday’s federal election. There’s an easier way to do this. Just look at Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s career.

Police are investigating after three election signs were defaced with racist graffiti earlier this week. In each case, an anti-Arab message was scrawled in black ink on a People’s Party of Canada campaign sign.

To see what the federal parties are saying about cycling and active transportation, the Pedal Pushers downloaded the platforms from the Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green, Bloc Quebecois and People’s parties.

Who is the best prime minister? Not the best for right now – our votes on Monday should answer that uneasy question – but who is the best Canadian prime minister ever? The question had never really occurred to me until last week.

Like Seinfeld, this election is a show about nothing

Okanagan writer introducing new novel at the Vancouver Writers Fest

The council called on all parties to commit to a permanent transit fund so TransLink could keep up with soaring ridership. Three out of four parties said they would.

And for other reasons Vancouver is awesome this week

Kennedy Stewart says Conservatives’ platform doesn’t address affordable housing, subway extension to UBC or opioid crisis