Former Premier Glen Clark's Teenage Daughter Lands Newspaper Column

I recognized the name right away when I opened 24 Hours newspaper.  Layne Clark.  She looks a lot like her father, former British Columbia Premier Glen Clark, especially around the eyes.  The first year student at Simon Fraser University has started writing a...

Black market chocolate bars and soda machines

[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption by...

Condo Developer Donates $2 Million for Young Artists

Condo developer and philanthropist Michael Audain, who has ducked criticism for donating to the SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts, having a Gallery at the Centre named after him, and presenting a former Department Head at the Centre with a cash Lifetime Achievement Award...

Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin

"Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin""ELK GROVE, Calif. - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds. A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.Jake van...

Killer hiding in Canada: FBI

Barry Artiste Op/Ed While it is nice and dandy to report a killer among us, a photo certainly would increase the chances of capturing this murderer a hundred fold. Certainly a problem with Police and Media who...

Canada Listeriosis Death Toll Climbs to 20

The Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak, in which the bacteria was spread through meat slicing machines and distributed in deli meats all across Canada, has claimed another life in Ontario, bringing the current death...

Mother makes a plea to keep her gay son from harm: British Columbia

Barry Artiste Op/Ed So much for British Columbia being the epicenter of Peace and Love of Diversity, perhaps only when it suits them.  Yep, Hypocrisy rules, everything from Environmental TreeHugging, Gays,...

Canada Student Visa Fraud Rampant: Ya Think?

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Okay, here is another Breaking Exclusive for the No Sh*t Sherlock Files! Hard to believe Media are just figuring this out now! One only need to drive through the city of Vancouver or the lower...

No Justice For Incest Victims

Here's another example of the fine state of Canadian Justice.  It's time for some reality and compassion.  How can the ivory tower parole board members even contemplate releasing this man into this small town.  As some comments in the local paper said, "Release...

Vancouver Canucks Name Goalie Roberto Luongo Captain Despite League Rule

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named team captain despite a league rule that forbids goaltenders from holding the title. Luongo will be the team skipper even though he will not be able to do the...

Manhole connector caused massive Vancouver power outage

The cause of a July power outage in Vancouver that left thousands without electricity for three days has been identified as an overheated connector in a manhole. An independent report said that the utility...

Wolves prefer fishing to hunting

For wolves in Canada it is eaiser to catch salmon than track deer so why not prefer to fish rather than hunt?   " Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer...

Just Desserts at Downtown Community Court

Usually when a Downtown Eastsider walks into a courthouse, they expect to be served something other than jumbo chocolate chip cookies. But that's what they got Saturday afternoon along with burgers and salad at the...

Canada's Political Parties Lay Out Their Party Platform for Fighting Crime!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed As I previously mentioned in my other story today on Child prostitution in Canada http://www.nowpublic.com/world/child-prostitution-exposing-canadas-dirty-dark-secret All Political Parties seem to...

Another Way To Save The Polar Bears

Michael Buyers gives us another nugget of NDP wisdom… photo credit: ucumari Shut down the oilsands, NDP candidate urges Tim Lai, Canwest News Service VANCOUVER - Saying climate change may result in his two sons never seeing polar bears in the wild, a...

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