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Luxury high-rise condos are ‘guzzling electricity,’ says BC Hydro

Luxury high-rise condos are ‘guzzling electricity,’ says BC Hydro

High-end condos haven’t just put affordability out of reach for most people – they’re also pigs when it comes to electricity.
Will this photo come back to haunt Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart or are we just insensitive turds?

Will this photo come back to haunt Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart or are we just insensitive turds?

It’s got to hurt your brand when your former campaign office perfectly illustrates the problem that you’ve made your raison d'être.
Can the person who just won $55M in the lottery please do something crazy?

Can the person who just won $55M in the lottery please do something crazy?

There is one winning ticket for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max jackpot. $55 million is a lot of cheese and I would definitely go nuts for a while with rager parties and crazy purchases of stuff I don’t need.
OPINION: Skip subway to UBC and expand trolley bus service instead

OPINION: Skip subway to UBC and expand trolley bus service instead

The most cost-effective electric transit option for service to and from UBC is to expand the existing trolley system at $1 million per kilometre and $1 million per articulated double trolley bus.
British Columbia’s new civil forfeiture laws are hugely problematic

British Columbia’s new civil forfeiture laws are hugely problematic

Currently, in order for property to be seized under civil forfeiture laws, the Crown must show that the asset was used in the commission of an offence.
Conversations with a Vancouver homeless man (who doesn’t want any help)

Conversations with a Vancouver homeless man (who doesn’t want any help)

Employed but homeless, a Vancouver man's Reddit vent has sparked conversation - including this in-depth interview.
Vancouver police chief, city manager pull in $350,000 each

Vancouver police chief, city manager pull in $350,000 each

Once again, your police chief and city manager are the best paid city employees.
Why a long, long bridge (or tunnel) from Vancouver to Victoria won’t work

Why a long, long bridge (or tunnel) from Vancouver to Victoria won’t work

The bridge question is like measles, the Klan, ISIS, or Boris Johnson. Just when you think it’s eradicated, back it comes.
Burnaby SkyTrain station slimed by sesame oil. People, be better

Burnaby SkyTrain station slimed by sesame oil. People, be better

When somebody spilled a large amount of sesame oil on the platform of Burnaby’s Lougheed SkyTrain Station, it took more than a mop to clean up.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May isn't exactly sure how the internet works

Green Party leader Elizabeth May isn't exactly sure how the internet works

Green Party leader Elizabeth May made the decision to attack the media, either lying or simply not understanding how the internet works in order to further a piece of ill-informed rhetoric
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