38 h. ago LILLEY: Stop calling people Nazi or fascist because you don’t like their politics

Disagreeing with someone over politics doesn't make them evil.

Politics

4 d. ago Northeast Governors Accept Fossil Fuel Future to Save Wind Farms

Governors in the US Northeast are considering dropping resistance to natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects in the hopes they can convince President Donald Trump to allow offshore wind farms to move forward.

Politics

5 d. ago Downtown Eastside to get new police district as Task Force Barrage draws to a close

The creation of District 5 comes as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim claimed the city had recorded a 23-year low in violent crime, seven months after the launch of "Task Force Barrage."

Events

5 d. ago Police crackdown in DTES is reducing crime and will continue: Ken Sim, VPD

The success of Task Force Barrage has led the VPD to make the Downtown Eastside its own policing district with its own management structure and beat officers

Events

5 d. ago New Vancouver policing district for Downtown Eastside as task force results unveiled

VANCOUVER — Plans are underway to establish a new policing district in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, after a temporary task force in the neighbourhood produced what police are calling significant results. Vancouver Police Chief Const. Steve Rai said Monday that the formation of a new police district in the Downtown Eastside will initially draw from the […]

Events

5 d. ago Ottawa says it found nearly 500 ways to cut red tape, save costs

The federal government published reports saying it has identified nearly 500 ways to save costs from streamlining regulations through a 60-day review exercise.

Economics

1 week ago THIBEAULT: How to make pharmacare work for people with diabetes

If the bilateral agreements move ahead unchanged, uninsured and underinsured Canadians will still face unacceptable gaps in coverage

Transport

1 week ago 'The Canadian promise has been broken for all younger people,' says B.C.’s Don Wright

Douglas Todd: The former head of B.C.’s civil service under John Horgan says younger people's pessimism about the future due to out-of-reach housing prices and stagnant wages is 'the real existential threat facing Canada.'

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2 w. ago Des «boat people» à aujourd’hui, réflexion sur l’accueil fait aux réfugiés

Si nous fermons la porte aux demandeurs d’asile, nous fermons la porte aux valeurs fondamentales du Québec.

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2 w. ago Opinion: The many people who work in B.C.'s horse racing industry are being left to fend for themselves

Greg Douglas: There was a time when the provincial government’s agricultural arm willingly budgeted an annual grant to ensure the ongoing survival of horse racing in the province

Other

2 w. ago LILLEY: People have had it with crime after latest LCBO heist, premier says

Ford sounds off on need to crack down on crime, reform bail after 'brazen' theft in Kitchener

Events

3 w. ago Colby Cosh: Homeless people ridiculously exempt from Nova Scotia’s forest ban

How can forest protection be so important that it justifies an extraordinary ministerial fiat — but not so important that it's enforced?

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3 w. ago Opinion: The people of the Downtown Eastside don't need saving. They need their government to finally do its job

Brandon Grossutti: This isn't a natural disaster. It's a policy failure. Here's my challenge to every level of government: Create a single, accountable body with real power, clear metrics and fixed timelines

Politics

3 w. ago FIFA World Cup prep sparks displacement concerns in Downtown Eastside

The neighbourhood sits inside a planned two-kilometre “beautification” radius around B.C. Place stadium, a requirement of FIFA’s host city agreement.

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