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Vancouver politics

A whole mob of Avengers, a master horse handler and a look-ahead to DOXA and Harry Rankin

Also: Joan of Arc as you’ve never seen her before, unruly Caravaggio, creepy doings at a commune and an urgent call to save the earth
Adriane Carr

Adriane Carr leads Greens into Canadian history

Adriane Carr trounced rivals on election night.
Meena Wong, Kirk LaPointe, Gregor Robertson

How would you save Vancouver in two minutes? Mayoral Forum in Chinatown

Bikes and subways. Towers and shelters. Dogs and cats.

Vanishing Vanhattan: Which candidates have the right ideas when it comes to our local economy and small businesses?

Retail gentrification is causing tension and concern in Vancouver's communities as development continues to displace local serving, locally owned, independent businesses. What can the City do?

Developer dollars, community policing, and cruddy "little SROs": the talk at Carnegie Centre

Welcome to the Downtown Eastside, the locus of arguments over gentrification, aboriginal rights, addiction, poverty, and who really runs City Hall.

Vision and NPA woo young voters on the same night

Youth vote targeted for November 15 election.

Grandview-Woodland Community Plan gets competition from local group

Mistrust and lack of communication gum up the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan after nearly a year.

Mayor Robertson to host telephone town hall and policy conference

Vision Vancouver announces half-day policy conference.

City Hall liveblog: Public hearing on social housing for the DTES Local Area Plan

Social housing amendments to Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan to be debated at Vancouver City Hall. Follow along live.