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Are you there provincial government, it's me Vancouver city council

Are you there provincial government, it's me Vancouver city council

Apparently, the provincial government isn’t getting its mail or email from the City of Vancouver. How else to explain the government now requesting feedback on its so-called plan to introduce new campaign finance rules for civic elections.
Seeing things

Seeing things

If there’s one thing K&K enjoys more than stories about weird sports injuries, it’s stories about weird sports hallucinations.

Wine lovers can enjoy VanWineFest now and Taste Washington in March

Champagne is the theme of the 36th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, so it makes sense the spotlight will be on France this year.

Letter: You got to know when to fold 'em

Re: “Problem gamblers difficult to identify, says health officer, says health officer,” Jan. 9.

Letter: Anti-Harper protesters are ineffective

Re: “Social media activists increasingly effective,” Jan. 9.
Letter: Pay raises draw a rise from reader

Letter: Pay raises draw a rise from reader

Re: “Vancouver mayor, councillors to get pay raise,” Jan. 8.

Federal attack on science reveals totalitarian streak

Last week, CBC’s Fifth Estate presented an excellent summary of the Harper government’s approach toward basic research in Canada. “Silence of the Labs” (viewable at cbc.ca) enumerates the many ways Ottawa is conducting a war of attrition on science.
Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 17, 2014

Editorial Cartoon: Jan. 17, 2014

Abbotsford ends crusade against the homeless

Abbotsford may be just 66 kilometres up the Valley from our fair city, but you would think it was on another planet. It appears that the town in the heart of B.C.
Toronto organization checking B.C. casinos for 'responsible gambling': part deux

Toronto organization checking B.C. casinos for 'responsible gambling': part deux

In my last entry , I brought you up to speed on what an “RG check” is and how it relates to the gambling world.
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