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OPINION: Goodbye, Victoria: B.C.'s speculation tax is forcing us to leave

OPINION: Goodbye, Victoria: B.C.'s speculation tax is forcing us to leave

"We are being forced to leave because B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has decreed that we are foreign 'speculators' who don’t deserve to be here."
You can nerd out on this new City of Vancouver open data portal

You can nerd out on this new City of Vancouver open data portal

Build maps, compile data, create charts and nerd out big time using the City of Vancouver's new Open Data Portal.
Why is Vancouver City Council talking about injecting magic mushrooms?

Why is Vancouver City Council talking about injecting magic mushrooms?

Last night I sat through what I can confidently say was the stupidest motion I've ever seen debated at Vancouver City Council. It was a trip.
There's a 9/11-themed comedy show happening in Vancouver tonight, whether anyone likes it or not

There's a 9/11-themed comedy show happening in Vancouver tonight, whether anyone likes it or not

A local comedian has organized a 9/11-themed comedy, music and magic show taking place tonight - September 11 - in Vancouver.
OPINION: Free period products need to be in this one government-run B.C. space

OPINION: Free period products need to be in this one government-run B.C. space

The provincial government should be making menstrual products available, for free, in the washrooms of its courthouses.
It’s time to face facts: diversity makes Canada stronger

It’s time to face facts: diversity makes Canada stronger

If something is to be gained from the controversy around a recent Vancouver Sun op-ed, it is that it has stirred a conversation about why we must strongly defend Canada’s diversity.
Vote for what you think is the "most iconic" building in Vancouver

Vote for what you think is the "most iconic" building in Vancouver

Over the past few days CBC Municipal Affairs reporter Justin McElroy (the guy who made it unofficial that Canuck the Crow is Vancouver's ambassador) has been hosting a series polls on Twitter trying to get to the bottom of a simple question: What is
OPINION: Vancouver should stop bothering Seattle and get its own MLB team

OPINION: Vancouver should stop bothering Seattle and get its own MLB team

How do we avoid a civil war between Seattle and Vancouver? Let’s build a big baseball stadium, and bring Major League Baseball here.
Letter: Cost of ending homelessness in Vancouver cheaper than keeping people on the streets

Letter: Cost of ending homelessness in Vancouver cheaper than keeping people on the streets

First of all, I need to say that it’s urgent that we end homelessness because people who are homeless have about half the life expectancy of housed people.
VIDEO: Vancouver mayor speaks about $10K reward for Canuck the Crow's safe return

VIDEO: Vancouver mayor speaks about $10K reward for Canuck the Crow's safe return

At a media availability at City Hall today, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart talked a lot about his recent meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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