Opinion

Little deeds, big impacts I wanted to say a big thanks to the person who picked up my lost keys that had fallen out of my pocket in Emory Barnes Park and put them on the bench nearby.

In July, a pipeline leak near Maidstone, Saskatchewan, spilled about 250,000 litres of diluted oil sands bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River, killing wildlife and compromising drinking water for nearby communities, including Prince Albert.

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Senior Vancouver School Board staffers who booked out a month ago on medical leave are beginning to trickle back now that the board has been fired.

This past summer, the avian gatekeepers at K&K noted that the City of Vancouver had yet to relaunch its annual City Bird contest where residents with a lot of time on their hands could vote for their favourite bird from a ballot of half a dozen feath

I recently spent my afternoon wandering the back lanes of Vancouver. I was not alone. I was joined by a broad cross section of Vancouver residents participating in Vancouver’ Heritage Foundation’s (VHF) 7th annual Laneway Housing Tour.

In just over one week, our American neighbours will elect a new U.S. President. Barack Obama, as a result of the 22nd Amendment of the United States Constitution, is limited to eight years in that highest of elected offices.

Liberal judgment So we live in the most expensive city in Canada with a minimum wage of $10.85, welfare rates have not increased in eight years ($610 monthly, which allows $18 a week for food).