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Next steps after Women’s March should be uncomfortable and challenging

Next steps after Women’s March should be uncomfortable and challenging

Black Lives Matter's Vancouver chapter expressed concerns it had not been contacted by march organizers
Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 25, 2017

Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 25, 2017

Forget about those sad whales. Have we got a plebiscite for you...

Forget about those sad whales. Have we got a plebiscite for you...

Exciting times over at the Vancouver Aquarium… beyond the daily, hot sea-otter-on-sea-otter action.
Ottawa must move to address drug epidemic

Ottawa must move to address drug epidemic

There was one glimmer of hope from Ottawa the day after the release of the devastating number of drug overdose deaths in the province, which the B.C. Coroners Service made public last Wednesday. B.C.
NPA still without position on Kinder Morgan’s pipeline project

NPA still without position on Kinder Morgan’s pipeline project

Councillors Elizabeth Ball, Melissa De Genova will not say whether they support or oppose Alberta-to-Burrard Inlet pipeline
Anthropocentric view ignores crucial connections

Anthropocentric view ignores crucial connections

For decades, scientists have warned that we’re on a dangerous path. It stems from our delusion that endless growth in population, consumption and the economy is possible and is the very purpose of society.
Rant/Rave: Week of Jan. 19

Rant/Rave: Week of Jan. 19

Mind your manners OK. I know that my friends think I’m nuts for not simply accepting that this is the way things are now, but I can’t and I won’t. A woman was getting on the bus and only had a $5 bill, so she called out to see if anyone had change.
Homeowner's grant program and property tax system due for overhaul

Homeowner's grant program and property tax system due for overhaul

I have been both amused, and disturbed, by homeowners’ responses to the 2017 B.C. property assessments. I am sure I am not alone.
Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 18, 2017

Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 18, 2017

Robertson’s rough ride ahead

Robertson’s rough ride ahead

As Mayor Gregor Robertson touched back down in Vancouver after a several week-long vacation that took him to sunny southern Mexico, he faced two pieces of bad news.
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