Live on CBC News this morning, cameras have been covering the Olympic Torch's arrival by airplane from Greece and it's lighting ceremony here, in Victoria, BC. " "The Olympic flame for...
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Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has received $467,000 in federal funding today after an unexpected cut of BC provincial gaming grant. The new funding is part of the Marquee Tourism Events Program, for marketing the event to tourists. Canadian Heritage Minister...
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As of September 1, British Columbia is number one in Canada on at least one list: worst minimum wage in the country. In April of 2009, New Brunswick tied B.C. for lowest minimum wage, raising the lowest hourly pay...
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Taser International is planning to sue over the results of an inquiry into how British Columbia police use stun guns and tasers. The BC inquiry was launched after the death of Robert Dziekanski, a polish immigrant who died at Vancouver International Airport after being hit...
It's finally upon us! Giant container ships are approaching the city from distant ports carrying sculptures of great artists from all over the world that will soon adorn the public spaces, parks, beaches...
I am so tired of cultural industries being called on to justify their existence. This is not something other industries ever have to do. One look at the comments on this story in the Georgia Straight cuts right to the place of debate that we return to over and over again:...
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I am an analytical person by nature so when I saw the voting statistics from the 2009 BC Election I was curious: With a record low 52.26% provincial voter turnout just how much support did the Liberals really win...
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A former secretary to two CUPE Presidents has sent a letter to the RCMP requesting that they investigate tactics to which she was subjected after blowing the whistle about CUPE Local 116 executives staffing their...
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Women from Vancouver Island Women's Institute chapters celebrated the 100th year of Women's Institutes. The WI was first established in Ontario by Adelaide Hunter Hoodless to improve the lives of women and...
Carole James won last nights debate,abeit a narrow margin. Present Premier Campbellcertainly has a worthy opponent. Green Party Jane Sterk is also in the running, shows more women running in politics. " VANCOUVER...
On May 12, 2009 in BC... vote on STV or Single Transferable Vote. The STV seeks to make every vote count, and to treat every vote with equal respect. This is the first of its kind in Canada, and is being looked at...
Why can't the NDP just be honest for once? Don't they know that we are no longer living in the days of the newspaper guilds when information could be geographicaly restricted?
Why then did Carol James state...
The West End we love is at risk. Rising rents and illegal evictions threaten the diversity of our neighbourhood. We need an MLA who will protect the West End we love. Spencer Herbert has a proven track record of...
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Twilight star Jackson Rathbone, who plays recently converted Cullen family "vegetarian" Jasper Hale, is rumored to be performing with his band 100 Monkeys at the Backstage Lounge in Vancouver on April 21, 2009...
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This is a perfect example of how an advance guy gets fired. An elementary student could recognize why this picture should never have been allowed to be taken. They say a picture is worth a thousand...