Acclaimed international writer and thinker Douglas Coupland talks about Vancouver's livability, multiculturalism, and the new Oscar-nominated animated film by Emily Carr.
Speakers at Cities Summit discuss open source technology and the capacity for social media to help citizens connect with government. Read VO Publisher Linda Solomon's live blog for more updates.
How to best describe Ken Boessenkool, Christy Clark's new chief of staff? "Former Suncor lobbyist", former "Enbridge lobbyist" and former Stephen Harper staffer and strategist. All ...
Who pays Vivian Krause's bills? Vancouver Courier writer Allen Garr asked in a post today. Pointing to Krause's attacks on the millions coming from U.S. Foundations ($300 million in a 10-year...
The carbon belongs to Canada, VO climate change blogger Barry Saxifrage wrote me in an email this morning. He said he noticed that David Suzuki quoted a stat from an article saying that 40 per...
Chanukah songs have gotten funnier. Here are some great ones.
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Occupy Vancouver protesters, infuriated by a court's decree that their encampment must be dismantled on Monday by 2 p.m., marched on City Hall Friday night. In the picture below, protesters hurry to...
"This sounds like Fox News," Pulitzer prize winning journalist Chris Hedges says, after CBC newscaster's unleashes demeaning personal attack.
On Thanksgiving, I'm stopping to remember the late Wangari Maathai, a constant source of inspiration to me since I spent three incredible weeks with her in the nineties.