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All that texting and tweeting creates shorter attention spans says brain expert

All that texting and tweeting creates shorter attention spans says brain expert

Compulsive nature of technology can lead to isolation, higher rates of depression
Changing B.C. electoral system shouldn't be easier than a strata bylaw

Changing B.C. electoral system shouldn't be easier than a strata bylaw

Skepticism warranted of B.C.’s electoral referendum plan
A wealth of reasons why B.C.’s Speculation Tax misses the mark

A wealth of reasons why B.C.’s Speculation Tax misses the mark

Despite little online sympathy for midwife with two properties, her plight illustrates flaw in tax plan
Miracle man Roger Bannister put Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­on the map

Miracle man Roger Bannister put Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­on the map

Hastings Park statue honours British runner who died earlier this month
The most over-the-top description of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­real estate development we’ve ever read

The most over-the-top description of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­real estate development we’ve ever read

Meet Ian, June and the nosy neighbour who steams fish and vegetables for breakfast and has a full-length mirror she simply can't live without
Here’s the math on why you should (or shouldn’t) drive to Bellingham for gas

Here’s the math on why you should (or shouldn’t) drive to Bellingham for gas

Yesterday we shared the news that gas prices broke the $1.50/litre mark in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, giving us the distinction of having the most expensive gas in all of North America.
Alexa, how long before you and the other machines conquer the human race?

Alexa, how long before you and the other machines conquer the human race?

If the 1986 movie Maximum Overdrive, starring Emilio Estevez, taught us anything — besides the undying wickedness of AC/DC — it’s that it’s only a matter of time before the machines take over. Pop machines. Dishwashers. Semi-trucks. Computers.
Break out the harissa, Merriam-Webster is down with ‘dumpster fire’ and 850 other new entries

Break out the harissa, Merriam-Webster is down with ‘dumpster fire’ and 850 other new entries

Those lexicon lovers over at Merriam-Webster added 850 new words and definitions to its online dictionary this week.
Alternative programs lack money, space, teachers: VSB report

Alternative programs lack money, space, teachers: VSB report

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­schools are home to 22 alternative programs for high school students — smaller, speciality programs that help keep the city’s most vulnerable students in school and on the path to success.
Our declining faith in the justice system

Our declining faith in the justice system

A new Angus Reid poll contains a message for our justice system, if read carefully. When B.C. residents were asked if crime rates in their communities had risen over the past five years, the majority replied yes.