Opinion

The resignation of federal cabinet minister Jane Philpott has brought increased scrutiny to a Canadian government already blemished by the discussions related to the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Councillors Melissa De Genova and Jean Swanson in Council chambers January, 2019.

Need to slam the entire experience into one long, fun-filled day devoid of any Donald Duck-like tantrums? Here’s how to make your Disneyland experience as hakuna matata as possible.

The Vancouver Police Department seized 648 firearms between Jan. 1, 2016 and Sept. 6, 2018. That’s roughly two guns per day. The majority were non-restricted rifles and shotguns, which have not been subject to a registration requirement in Canada since 2012.

Baby Max is especially vulnerable because he was born premature and spent a month in an NICU. This means if he contracts the measles, then he is at a high risk of developing things like encephalitis, seizures or pneumonia. His hearing could also be permanently damaged. The measles can also be fatal for people in this high-risk category.

It’s safe to say travelling on public transit in any city isn’t always pretty. While the event could have been a lot worse, it was still frightening. For me, it was also a good wake-up call on what to do in the future if I am ever in this sort of situation again.

You know the drill: when and if snow falls in Vancouver in any given winter, you can be assured that every smug easterner you know will inevitably tease you for it, lording their decades of weather suffering over you.

Seriously, there are people too dumb to realize Burnaby Lake isn’t the Rideau Canal in Ottawa – where the ice is so thick it becomes what’s billed as the “world’s largest outdoor skating rink.”

Comments politicians made last week regarding suitcases and bags of cash being brought in to Vancouver city hall to pay taxes don’t pass the sniff test with this reporter.

If you don’t know anything about the yellow vests, the use of the phrase “GLOBAL World Order” should be the first tip-off.