"My fourth visit to China in the last two years coincided with the celebrations on October 1, when China turned 60. A two-and-a-half-hour long, outdoor super-show was put up in Beijing. I watched this, together...
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...
created by somegirl | 30 wks ago 59 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
UPDATE: Since this story was first posted, the VPD has issued a statement clarifying their policy on the issue._____ According to Linda MacAdam, a member of the Dunbar Community Patrol, The Vancouver Police...
created by mtippett | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago 557 views | 16 recommendations | 10 comments
This is officially out of hand. Camping out for four days to secure one of the 44 kindergarten spots in the downtown area? I love urban living, but someone might have reminded the city planners of the past 15 years...
created by kate | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago 76 views | 1 recommendation | 2 comments
Researchers at McCormick School say they have devised a way to detect and report Internet network problems, by using crowd sourcing network monitoring."Washington, November 25 : Researchers at the McCormick School...
The carnage continues with another community gaurded checkpoint targetted by suicide bombers in Baghadad. There seems to be no end in sight to this war while ever the occupation continues but what happens if the troops leave right now? " A suicide bomber on a motorcycle...
Somalia is witnessing a severe fighting for last one year and it has caused more than 8,000 civilians life and one million forced from their homes after a fight erupted between government forces and...
created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 223 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
I don't think people have the same reaction when saw a 375-pound male bear were drowning. This man swam into the water to rescue it. What a real hero!! " WILDLIFE officer Adam Warwick stripped off...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 482 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Candlelight Vigil in Memory of The Tragic May 29th Massacre" CALGARY — Well over 100 people gathered at a candlelight vigil to share their pain in the wake of a killing spree that left five...
created by greg1usa | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 306 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
This is one of those stories that no one thinks about until it may be too late. It's no secret that thousands of homes are being abandoned in the US due to the property crash, but I never thought that people not...
created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 851 views | 0 recommendations | 7 comments
A group of Chilean military officers have been killed as their helicopter crashed in Panama City. The fatalities included the head of Chile's national police, Jose Alejandro Bernales, and his wife. "A helicopter crashed into a supermarket in a busy Panama City neighbourhood,...
An Opinion." The following quote is only introductory: ”Was Bush’s Knesset speech a swipe at Obama?” is the headline of ’Rosner’s Blog’ in the ‘Haarets’.I quote from the...
created by korzac | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 265 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Hope in Shadows, an important book about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, launches today."Hope in Shadows began five years ago as a fund-raiser for Pivot. The premise was simple: distribute disposable cameras to...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1755 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
I think this is an interesting article because it shows some of the less-often-considered issues concerning the Wal-Mart debate. It's not a fashionable point of view, but Wal-Marts are often welcomed by those who...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 315 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A plane crash has taken place in the Congo, kiling 33."A Congolese airliner crashed into a market district in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people and injuring 80, the government said. ...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 267 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments