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Tread lightly to lift the weight of the world

Tread lightly to lift the weight of the world

How much stuff will you give and receive this holiday season? Add it to the growing pile — the 30-trillion-tonne pile.
Wayne Sparrow wins third term as chief of Musqueam Indian Band

Wayne Sparrow wins third term as chief of Musqueam Indian Band

Sparrow won 377 votes to Jordan Point's 193 in Nov. 30 election
Season’s bleatings: Life is short and brutal, so be good to each other

Season’s bleatings: Life is short and brutal, so be good to each other

What a rotten, misbegotten year. And me with a pre-holiday column to write after passing a kidney stone.
Throwing shade on Pantone and Benjamin Moore’s Colours of the Year

Throwing shade on Pantone and Benjamin Moore’s Colours of the Year

The tastemakers and paint lickers at Pantone and Benjamin Moore have announced their colours of the year for 2017 and, as with previous years, they did not disappoint in their ability to disappoint. Where to begin.
Indigenous people hold the key to caribou survival

Indigenous people hold the key to caribou survival

When government biologists in Canada want to learn where caribou are, they put radio-tracking collars on some animals and monitor their movements.
A secure, affordable home is becoming increasingly out of reach

A secure, affordable home is becoming increasingly out of reach

Our language is littered with cultural tropes about that most important element in our lives: a home. Home is where the heart is, it is home sweet home, there is no place like home and we want to be home for the holidays.
Vancouver’s snow struggles

Vancouver’s snow struggles

Monday's storm caused gridlock around the region
Deferring property taxes, housing affordability among 2016 column highlights

Deferring property taxes, housing affordability among 2016 column highlights

Looking back, looking forward Where did the year go? It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating New Year’s Eve, and here we are approaching Christmas. In January, I will offer some predictions for the coming year.
Landlord agency selling benefits of renting empty homes

Landlord agency selling benefits of renting empty homes

Coun. Geoff Meggs hopes at least 2,000 property owners will rent empty homes
Editorial Cartoon: Dec. 5, 2016

Editorial Cartoon: Dec. 5, 2016

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