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The case for neighbourhood ‘city halls’

The case for neighbourhood ‘city halls’

Explore neighbourhood empowerment! This was the theme of a recent Sunday afternoon workshop organized by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS).
Editorial Cartoon: Feb. 3, 2016

Editorial Cartoon: Feb. 3, 2016

Gupta gone but not forgotten

Gupta gone but not forgotten

The controversy surrounding the resignation of UBC president Arvind Gupta last summer should have faded away by now.
First Look: Behind the scenes for Paige Denim’s spring 2016 campaign

First Look: Behind the scenes for Paige Denim’s spring 2016 campaign

Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is teaming up with Paige denim once again for their new spring 2016 campaign. This will be Huntington-Whiteley’s third consecutive campaign with the brand.
Vancouver is getting a ward system! No it's not! Yes it is!

Vancouver is getting a ward system! No it's not! Yes it is!

Vancouver is getting a ward system! What? Yep, that’s what I’m hearing! Where are you hearing that? It’s all over social media! Right…. Much political ado was made last week at city hall over Vision Vancouver Coun.
Paris changed everything, so why are we still talking pipelines?

Paris changed everything, so why are we still talking pipelines?

With the December Paris climate agreement , leaders and experts from around the world showed they overwhelmingly accept that human-caused climate change is real and, because the world has continued to increase fossil fuel use, the need to curb and re
Halt the presses, Vancouver is expensive

Halt the presses, Vancouver is expensive

You are never going to believe this. But according to a new study by U.S.-based Demographia, Vancouver is the third-least affordable city in the world for buying a home. Crazy, we know.
RANT/RAVE: Week of Jan. 28, 2016

RANT/RAVE: Week of Jan. 28, 2016

Pot shops smell fishy It seems like every where you go in this city, there’s another pot shop opening up. One, two, even three to a block! It’s amazing to me that there are that many people in this city with a marijuana prescription.
Abe Vigoda is dead, long live Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda is dead, long live Abe Vigoda

News of character actor Abe Vigoda’s death was a hot topic of conversation around the Courier water cooler Tuesday. (Technically, it’s a Kamboocha cooler.
Uber's implications go beyond simply catching a ride

Uber's implications go beyond simply catching a ride

Questions at play include the devaluation of labour and the implications of an economy increasingly founded on piece work
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