The days of infinite growth in Alberta’s oilsands are over with the Alberta government’s blockbuster climate change announcement on Sunday, which attracted broad support from industry and civil society. “This…
Ross McLaughlin and Lisa Green, CTV Vancouver Published Monday, November 23, 2015 6:00AM PSTIn the last couple of weeks, heavy rains have caused many streets to flood and Vancouver city…
Vancouver Park Board Media AdvisoryNovember 23, 2015 The Grinch tried to steal Christmas, but the Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park will forge ahead for the 18th year in…
Leading privacy expert Craig Forcese: “If anything, Paris underlines the need to organize our national security apparatus in the most efficient manner possible." Article by Evan Solomon for Ma...
I've noted before that when I go for a long stretch without reading any history -- which happens fairly often, these days -- then there's a real ...
Looks winter is here already.
Your news links for today: Homeland Security chair: ‘Biggest threat today’ is terrorists using encryption - The Hill Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft warn weaker encryption makes the b...
I've noted before that when I go for a long stretch without reading any history -- which happens fairly often, these days -- then there's a real ...
He was the the most disgusting leader of the worst criminal regime this country has ever known.They lied, they cheated, they muzzled their opponents.And now they're trying to cripple the…
It seems that an increasing number of people are beginning to see the irony (and correlate hypocrisy) in the rightwing messaging around the issue of ‘terrorism.’ The right continually tells…
Whether justice will ever be achieved in the terrible death of Rodrigo Gonsalez or the vicious beating of Santokh Bola remains an open question. However, given some compelling video evidence,…
We are obsessed with cleanliness in he developed world and it is likely killing us. The over use of cleaners in the built environment and the use of biochemical cleansers…
The dreams had returned, again, and no amount of coffee and cigarettes could keep their influence at bay. The ennui was crushing at times, and even talking with an outrageous…
At the American Music Awards last night (from the BBC Story):Actress Anna Kendrick skewered the cliches of acceptance speeches as she collected the best soundtrack prize for her film Pitch…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Former Maple Leafs defenceman Ian White arrested in Winnipeg Panel recommends Quebec judge's removal after cocaine allegations Police interrogation…
https://www.drupal.org/If you really want to know what the Harper years were a...
Gosh. It's not as if Ezra Levant hasn't been humiliated enough recently. His recent trip to Paris to try to convince the French to hate Muslims as much as him…
Leaving Jamaica shortly, but my prediction about this particular column: (a) some people will say I’m a fascist (b) some people will say I’m a leftist extremist (c) National Newawatch…
A reader asked recently why we were ignoring the current American political scene. It is not that we are not following what is going on. We just feel sad about…
Assorted content to start your week.- Upstream offers a summary of the Canadian Institute for Health Information's latest report, with particular emphasis on growing inequality in health metrics due to…
