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PREST: Keep it classy you cannabis champions

PREST: Keep it classy you cannabis champions

Hey, do you smell something? It smells a bit like skunk, and Cheezies, and victory! Yes, it is officially Weedmas Day, the day that cannabis becomes legal in Canada. Open up your window and get a whiff of this new world we’ve entered.
Opinion: Mayors miffed as B.C. sticks with housing speculation tax

Opinion: Mayors miffed as B.C. sticks with housing speculation tax

Finance Minister Carole James would be on firmer ground with the first-of-its-kind speculation tax she introduced Tuesday if more of the mayors directly affected supported it.
Vancouver's next mayor will need to learn where the washrooms are located

Vancouver's next mayor will need to learn where the washrooms are located

Lack of experience, vote splitting and ‘plumping’ make for unpredictable election
Les Leyne: Proposed B.C. law aims to protect foreign workers from abuse

Les Leyne: Proposed B.C. law aims to protect foreign workers from abuse

The sustained record low unemployment has been cause for monthly celebrations by government for several years.
Pay attention to school board candidates’ views on SOGI says 鶹ýӳDPAC chair

Pay attention to school board candidates’ views on SOGI says 鶹ýӳDPAC chair

Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) is a hot topic in this fall’s school board elections, dividing parents and causing havoc.
Jack Knox: Lighthouses go lifeless — they can’t keep the keepers

Jack Knox: Lighthouses go lifeless — they can’t keep the keepers

Here’s irony: After years of trying to boot lighthouse keepers out of West Coast light stations, Ottawa can’t keep them in. A shortage of keepers has forced the Canadian Coast Guard to leave some lights unstaffed, at least temporarily.
Too many 鶹ýӳcandidates are promising more than they can deliver

Too many 鶹ýӳcandidates are promising more than they can deliver

“So, who should I vote for in the upcoming municipal election?” Hardly a day goes by lately when I’m not asked this question.
Thought big money was finally out of 鶹ýӳpolitics? Think again

Thought big money was finally out of 鶹ýӳpolitics? Think again

Broken election finance laws favour unions
Where on earth did mayoral candidate and hand-talker Fred Harding film this cult-like promo vid?

Where on earth did mayoral candidate and hand-talker Fred Harding film this cult-like promo vid?

K&K continues to examine the underbelly of Vancouver’s 2018 election by watching mayoral candidates’ campaign videos so you don’t have to.
‘Level playing field’ in 鶹ýӳcivic election a work in progress

‘Level playing field’ in 鶹ýӳcivic election a work in progress

Municipal affairs minister says advertising rules set by B.C. Liberals "clearly don’t do enough to take big money out of politics'