Why the NDP Has Become the Unofficial Opposition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Had the Liberals held a majority in Parliament, Canada’s pandemic response may have been much worse NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill as…
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Premier’s statement on racism in B.C. during COVID-19
BC Gov News Office of the Premier Premier’s statement on racism in B.C. during COVID-19 Sunday, May 17, 2020 12:20 PM Premier John Horgan has released the following…
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Cowichan Valley Branch of CMHA placed in probationary status; focus on improving transparency and service delivery
May 15, 2020 VANCOUVER (B.C.) May 15, 2020 – In response to an independent investigation into its Cowichan Valley Branch, the BC Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association…
Freedom-of-information request provides insight into stakeholder involvement in the Municipal Forest Reserve consultation
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca. For the second time, I’ve had to resort to a freedom-of-information request to the Municipality of North Cowichan to find out more about the consultation process…
Conservatives are weaponizing the COVID-19 pandemic to promote nationalism
Originally published by Rabble.ca Nicholas Erwin-Longstaff May 13, 2020 POLITICS IN CANADA As the coronavirus pandemic ravages the world, the dangerously unstable foundations of the globalized economy have been laid…
How Two British Kids Fought Off A Cougar In Honeymoon Bay
I’m Mat Pereira, a journalism student at BCIT and The Discourse Cowichan’s remote intern. I’ll be answering some of your questions in the coming weeks. I’m from Vancouver, so it’s…
Anti-Lockdown Protesters Block Ambulance Bay at Vancouver Hospital, Lead Chants Against Healthcare Workers
Photo: H. Gillies (Facebook) VIDEO Anti-lockdown protesters block St. Paul’s Hospital emergency entrance and shout insults at frontline healthcare workers An anti-lockdown march in downtown Vancouver nearly spiralled out…
OPINION Making history: How a pandemic took the world by surprise
Originally published by the Globe and Mail OPINION Making history: How a pandemic took the world by surprise The world will be different after the COVID-19 crisis, historian Margaret…
Uy skweyul siem nu siiyeyu! Good day my respected friends!
Good day my respected friends! It’s Qwustenuxun again with another answer to another great question. But first, a short word from Jacqueline Ronson, lead reporter for The Discourse Cowichan…
NORMAL is Cancelled Due To COVID Pandemic
“Capitalism’s shield has been breached — we can now see its soul,” writes Brad Zarett in a recent article first published in Medium. Brad writes about avoiding the trap of…
COVID-19 in B.C.: British Columbia unveils four phases of plan to reopen province
NEWS FEATURES by Craig Takeuchi May 6th, 2020-5:24 PM PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA B.C. Premier John Horgan, accompanied by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian…
The Narwhal has been nominated for eight(!) Digital Publishing Awards.
In case you missed it, The Narwhal has been nominated for eight(!) Digital Publishing Awards. That nomination tally puts us behind only The Globe and Mail and CBC — less…
BC must act now to stop old-growth logging on Vancouver Island, says prominent forester
Originally published by sixmountains.ca A prominent B.C. professional forester is asking the provincial government to immediately “stop all old-growth logging” on Vancouver Island. “By every measure, and in every ecosystem,…
We’re in for a Bad Wildfire Season. The Corona Virus Will Make It Worse
The parallels recall the 2003 ‘Holy Shit’ fire in Western Canada. Ed Struzik 30 Apr 2020 | The Conversation Canada Edward Struzik is the author of Firestorm: How Wildfire Will…
A Post Carbon Institute Review of Planet of the Humans
Review: Planet of the Humans Richard Heinberg April 27, 2020 A few days ago, Emily Atkin posted a reaction to Michael Moore’s latest film, Planet of the Humans(directed and narrated…
POTH-The Meltdown of the Careerist Greens
It is time to wake up, regroup and recognize that the so called Green insiders have either sold us out or just gone along with flow. There has been and…
Racist dog whistles have no place in COVID-19 discourse
Originally published by the National Observer Author Tim Ford wonders where our political discourse is headed if Canadian politicians can get away with making racist remarks. Photo by Tim Ford.…
Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze
Originally published by beermebc.com Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze – Beer Me British Columbia by Larry Pynn Guest contributor Larry Pynn is a longtime Vancouver…