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Beedie decision reveals times have changed in Vancouver

Beedie decision reveals times have changed in Vancouver

Garr on the surprise rejection of the redevelopment proposal for 105 Keefer St. in Chinatown
Much ado about Twitter at city hall meeting

Much ado about Twitter at city hall meeting

Tweet from mayor’s office on short-term rentals faces scrutiny
Andrea Reimer wants the NPA to show her the money

Andrea Reimer wants the NPA to show her the money

NPA city councillors call her request ‘ridiculous, out of touch’
U.S. climate report leaves little room for doubt

U.S. climate report leaves little room for doubt

It seems odd that a major U.S. government climate report released Nov. 3 didn’t receive more media attention.
Rant/Rave: Week of Nov. 9

Rant/Rave: Week of Nov. 9

DEADLY ENCOUNTER This is a letter to the skateboarder who knocked the elderly man off his scooter in mid-August at the crosswalk at Drake and Hornby. You didn’t kill him. Not really. Cuz, hey dude, he was still breathing as you sped away.
B.C. Premier denies Kelowna being shut out

B.C. Premier denies Kelowna being shut out

Premier John Horgan’s explanation of why he hasn’t got around to calling a byelection in Kelowna West brought to mind the farewell remarks by the previous MLA from Kelowna West.
Vicious Cycle: Stolen bikes and the prison industrial complex

Vicious Cycle: Stolen bikes and the prison industrial complex

Last week my bike was stolen. So was my co-worker’s. So was my friend’s. It sucks and I’ve had a lot of feels about it. When I first noticed it missing, I was in shock. Did I lock my bike up in another location and forget? (Amnesia runs in my family.
New legislation invites ‘dark money’ to municipal elections

New legislation invites ‘dark money’ to municipal elections

Though the legislation to ban corporate and union donations for municipal elections was tabled last week, it is just beginning to sink in what a profound effect it could have on our current political system. On Oct. 30, the day before Halloween, B.C.
How to keep young people from leaving Vancouver

How to keep young people from leaving Vancouver

Last week, former Courier columnist Jessica Barrett wrote a personal essay in The Tyee titled “I Left Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Because Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Left Me: on loving and leaving the city after being defeated by its affordability crisis.
What happens when people can't afford to work in Vancouver?

What happens when people can't afford to work in Vancouver?

Many people simply can’t afford to work in the most prosperous city in the province with Canada’s lowest unemployment rate