73 m. ago The Bookless Club: Is soup a meal at your house and what goes into the pot?

All it takes is for that first spell of wet weather — heaven knows, we’re there already — to see me haul out the soup pot.

Other

25 h. ago Don't envy the winner of the federal NDP's leadership contest

Douglas Todd: Debate within the battered left-wing NDP is over whether to go all out to attract disparate groups or focus on winning back blue-collar workers

Politics

41 h. ago Letters to the Sun: Changes to our football rules about more than a game

Re: B.C. Lions QB Nathan Rourke: 'The new rule changes are garbage'

Sport

41 h. ago Opinion: Building a stronger Canada depends on expanding and strengthening our skilled trades workforce

Sean Strickland: If we want people to put on a pair of steel-toed boots, jump on a plane, live away from their families, and get their hands dirty building up our country, we need to invest in them. That includes restoring recently sunsetted federal apprenticeship grants programs

Economics

63 h. ago Opinion: Energy market trends should alarm Canadians about investments in the oil

Andy (Anil) Hira: The International Energy Agency recently reaffirmed global oil markets are in transition.

Other

68 h. ago Opinion: Many Vancouver homeowners and tenants may lose their right to a public hearing

Mike Mangan: We all understand the need for more housing in Vancouver but excluding voices like this is not the way to do it

Other

2 d. ago Opinion: We need legislation to uphold B.C. tenants' right to cool their residences

Opinion: The Residential Tenancy Act should be amended to confirm that cooling equipment is permitted in rented homes so that landlords can no longer prohibit tenants from using air conditioners

Other

3 d. ago David Eby has been big on promising to fix the DTES, but still no sign of a breakthrough

Vaughn Palmer: Dealing with the problems of the Vancouver neighbourhood was on the list of the premier's 100-day goals coming into office

Other

4 d. ago Vancouver’s latest international ranking — 36 on a list of 48 cities — is a red flag

Douglas Todd: Instead of being “world-class,” new evidence suggests Vancouver is seriously falling behind other major urban regions around the world.

Society

6 d. ago Opinion: DFO’s flawed science leaves wild salmon vulnerable to disease

Gideon Mordecai: As the government finalizes its plan to transition away from open-net pen salmon farming in B.C., it is crucial that decision-makers have a clear pathway to receive robust science advice

Other

7 d. ago The Bookless Club: Slow Movement an antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life

Funny what you remember. There was — maybe there still is — a store on the Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, with a beautiful arched display window where there were sometimes artisans in the act of creation. One day, it was gloves being made by hand. Another day, someone was crafting intricate necklaces. I remember idling […]

Other

8 d. ago B.C. premier promises to listen to local government on heritage act changes, further isolating his forests minister

Vaughn Palmer: Forests minister with no friends in local government after attacking UBCM president

Politics

8 d. ago Letters to the Sun: Wild and exotic animals should never be in captivity

Re: Proposal to regulate mobile petting zoos in B.C. cites ‘distress’ for animals Kudos to Port Moody Councillor Kyla Knowles for her resolution to the UBCM to regulate mobile live animal programs, otherwise known as petting zoos. Wild and exotic animals are particularly susceptible to stress, as they have evolved over centuries to a completely […]

Other

9 d. ago B.C. NDP promises on timber sales seem to be going in reverse

Vaughn Palmer: The province is promising to increase sales, but the actual numbers keeping trending down

Other

9 d. ago Opinion: Truth and reconciliation: 10 years of learning, four teachings for the future

Qwul’sih’yah’maht, Robina Thomas: As Sept. 30 approaches, I reflect on the teachings that remain both timeless and relevant in how we care for one another, our communities and these territories.

Other

9 d. ago Opinion: Canada's women's rugby team beat the best in the world. And still had to crowdfund a dream

Opinion: These world-class athletes are passing the hat around to get to a World Cup. And it poses the question: What more do they have to do to be taken seriously?

Other

1 week ago Opinion: Heat pumps could be B.C.’s best bet for safe, affordable homes

Shauna Sylvester: By helping co-ops, non-profits and landlords retrofit instead of redevelop, we protect affordable housing from being lost to demolition and speculative investment. For the province, retrofits represent a $10-billion-plus economic opportunity.

Other

1 week ago Opinion: British Columbians are ready for heat pumps. Is the province?

Opinion: Closing the gap to B.C.’s economic, affordability and climate targets will require continued support for consumers and businesses.

Other

1 week ago UBCM leader blasts NDP for lack of consultation on Heritage Conservation Act

Vaughn Palmer: Indigenous leaders got two years to consult on Heritage Conservation Act changes, municipal leaders got a three-hour lecture

Politics

1 week ago Can the left learn anything from Denmark's Social Democrats' migration policy?

Douglas Todd: Those who pay the highest price for high migration levels, says Denmark’s social democratic PM Mette Frederiksen, are the working class. “It's not the elite people.”

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