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Vancouver’s new council logs a year of living lazily

Vancouver’s new council logs a year of living lazily

A year ago, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­municipal voters sent an unambiguous message to change course. The decade-old governing Vision party was eviscerated and a diverse council and independent mayor were elected.
Les Leyne: Legislature’s granddad lashes out at liquor branch’s missteps

Les Leyne: Legislature’s granddad lashes out at liquor branch’s missteps

The title of the report is eye-glazingly boring, and it’s several months old. But it continues to fascinate certain quarters of the legislature. And it prompted one of the more vigorous tongue-lashings ever delivered in a legislature committee.
Susan Delacourt: Prime minister faces tough cabinet choices

Susan Delacourt: Prime minister faces tough cabinet choices

One advantage of the new slimmed-down Liberal caucus is that Justin Trudeau has fewer people to disappoint when he chooses his next cabinet. The Nov.
Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

Les Leyne: Whistleblower law will require more resources

There’s so much whistleblowing going on around the world that more staff will be needed after a new process to deal with it kicks into gear in B.C. on Dec. 1.
Opinion: Bus strike could hurt TransLink gains

Opinion: Bus strike could hurt TransLink gains

With or without a bus strike, commuters are about to see how important transit service is to Metro Vancouver. As of Monday, Unifor issued 72-hour strike notice after contract talks stalled with Coast Mountain Bus Co.
When Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cops go bad…and do good

When Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cops go bad…and do good

Booze, sexual harassment, use of force tied to VPD officers’ misconduct on and off job
Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Trudeau-Horgan two-step promises to be intriguing political dance

Father Pierre famously said the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, but son Justin knows that doesn’t mean the state can’t curry strange bedfellows.
Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Les Leyne: In handling of ICBC rebuild, attorney general thrown for a loss

Sure, a key part of his ICBC rebuild was rejected by the chief justice, who called him offside for trying to push the B.C. Supreme Court around.
This Burnaby road has become a graveyard for shopping carts

This Burnaby road has become a graveyard for shopping carts

I’ve been driving Gaglardi Way in Burnaby nearly every day for the past two years. One thing I’ve noticed is this road gets some weird things left on it.
Frustrated Olympic Village parents ask where’s the school they were promised

Frustrated Olympic Village parents ask where’s the school they were promised

Kids caught in power struggle between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­School Board and province