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10 reasons Amazon didn’t give a rose to needy and desperate Vancouver

10 reasons Amazon didn’t give a rose to needy and desperate Vancouver

It was announced this morning that Vancouver is officially out of the running to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters, or HQ2 as the blogosphere like to call it.
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McDonald’s delivery alleviates the shame of eating McNuggets alone… or so we’re told

McDonald’s delivery alleviates the shame of eating McNuggets alone… or so we’re told

Filet-O-Fish fans — all 12 of you — and couch-bound pot heads, rejoice. This week, McDonald’s and Uber Eats launched free food delivery service (dubbed McDelivery, naturally) from 11 Vancouver McDonald’s locations.
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Large dams fail on climate change and Indigenous rights

Large dams fail on climate change and Indigenous rights

Brazil has flooded large swaths of the Amazon for hydro dams, despite opposition from Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists and others. The country gets 70 per cent of its electricity from hydropower.
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It's a ‘very, very aggressive agenda’: Horgan

It's a ‘very, very aggressive agenda’: Horgan

The year 2018 will be as jam-packed with political adventures as 2017 was. So says Premier John Horgan, who listed a few of them in a news conference Tuesday that preceded his planned departure Saturday for an Asian trade trip.
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Vision Vancouver spent $257,000 on byelection race

Vision Vancouver spent $257,000 on byelection race

NPA's Hector Bremner spent almost $80,000 to win council seat
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Consumer society no longer serves our needs

Consumer society no longer serves our needs

My parents were born in Vancouver — Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 — and married during the Great Depression. It was a difficult time that shaped their values and outlook, which they drummed into my sisters and me.
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What the next mayor of Vancouver can learn from past civic leaders

What the next mayor of Vancouver can learn from past civic leaders

Last week, Gregor Robertson announced his decision not to run for mayor in the forthcoming municipal election.
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Why Vision and the left will unite to run one independent candidate for mayor

Why Vision and the left will unite to run one independent candidate for mayor

By-election results, campaign reform and Robertson’s exit all contributing factors to the left’s united front against NPA
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How we won't miss you, Gregor Robertson, let me count the ways

How we won't miss you, Gregor Robertson, let me count the ways

Vancouver's mayor leaves a city divided between us and them
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It’s time to face facts: Vancouver will never have a mayor as attractive as Gregor Robertson

It’s time to face facts: Vancouver will never have a mayor as attractive as Gregor Robertson

While political pundits continue to debate Gregor Robertson’s legacy after Vancouver’s longest serving mayor announced this week he would not be seeking re-election in October, there is one, albeit superficial, fact few will disagree on.
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