Olympic figure-skater Johnny Weir shrugs off 'homophobic' remarks made about him last week by sports commentators from Austrailian Channel Nine presenters and French sportscasters of the RDS Network. " Last week,...
Dutch lesbian speed skater, Ireen Wust, won the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics speed skating 1,500 meter race on Sunday. Wust, who hails from the Netherlands, beat out Canadian Kristina Groves, clocking 1:56:89 to...
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics will draw to an official close on Sunday, February 28th. Unlike the opening ceremonies where there were complaints that there was not enough French content included in the...
This mornings news uncovered a story by CBC Canada North that along with the seal hunter stranded on the Arctic ice flow spurred the birth of the following article... ""The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 212 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
As the Olympic torch nears closer and closer to Whistler, BC, a region prepares for the 2010 Winter Games. A nation is abuzz with anticipation and wonderment of this historical event with extremely mixed...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 154 views | 10 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian Teen Volunteers arrived in Haiti 45 minutes before 7.0 quake hit A group of Canadian teens from British Columbia who arrived in Haiti prior to the 7.0 earthquake have been rescued and a flight home is pending. The youth were part of a volunteer program...
Areas including Whistler Backcountry, Revelstoke, Invermere and Nakusp of British Columbia's mountainous Interior region have had their avalanche warning raised to a "special" high rating by the Canadian Avalanche...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 221 views | 52 recommendations | 1 comment
Insite, the supervised injection site located in Vancouver's downtown east side is allowed to remain open as the BC Court of Appeal dismissed the attempt to close it by the federal government today. The federal government has tried to close Insite in the past but the...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago 230 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
Everyday, I look forward with anticipation to the new lessons and experiences that the day may hold. Whether it be, a new skill that I learn or another lesson about life that I encounter I find pleasure in...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 309 views | 40 recommendations | 4 comments
Update: January 5, 2010 CTV News has released that Angel made it successfully through Monday's surgeries to repair the damage done by the cougar and will hopefully be returning home sometime today. Regarding the...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 867 views | 47 recommendations | 2 comments
There are two sayings, “You get what you pay for” and “Pay me now or pay me later” both should apply when the voter hits the polls. British Columbia, with a population 4.4 million, again it seems is...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 184 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME: By Brian W. Zelley, B. Com., C A As I look back through the decades of amateur boxing history of the BC Golden Gloves from 1939 to 2009, there have been many BC Golden Boys such as...
opinion by B. Zelley | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1263 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Barry Artiste Op/Ed What? Where? Who? Me? Oh this? Goodness how did all that gold get here? Again, you have to ask yourself, is Canada once again being played as an All Day Sucker? Mr. Nawaya, apparently a man...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 129 views | 18 recommendations | 3 comments
Harry Bloy, Burnaby-Lougheed Liberal MLA, said in the Legislature that the 2010 Olympics protesters are "terrorists" with "limited intellect". Bloy made the comment after the disturbance on the Olympic torch event in Victoria. In an interview the next day, Harry Bloy showed...
Barry Artiste Op.Ed Language! We all speak it! Language is a message of conveyance from one person to another to get a point across. Conveyance for instance, a 15 century term used today. One would think...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 479 views | 34 recommendations | 8 comments