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A new name for British Columbia? Here are a few ideas

A new name for British Columbia? Here are a few ideas

First, let’s get real: Nobody is going to change the name of British Columbia. Good idea or bad, it isn’t going to happen. It’s an intriguing proposal to debate, though, as proven by the response to last Sunday’s column.
10 reasons Justin Trudeau is holding town hall meeting in wicked Nanaimo instead of lame Vancouver

10 reasons Justin Trudeau is holding town hall meeting in wicked Nanaimo instead of lame Vancouver

Earlier this week, it was announced that on Feb. 2 hunky Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be visiting Nanaimo, the only planned B.C. stop on his cross-Canada town hall tour.
How a YouTube video got BC Ferries to change their tune

How a YouTube video got BC Ferries to change their tune

The video starts out with some melancholy piano music, the kind Sarah McLachlan might play on a rainy afternoon after her hamster died.
Is Libby Davies running for mayor?

Is Libby Davies running for mayor?

Retired veteran NDP MP among rumoured candidates to replace Mayor Gregor Robertson
Vision’s Kerry Jang won’t seek re-election

Vision’s Kerry Jang won’t seek re-election

The three-term city councillor joins Mayor Gregor Robertson in leaving city hall
Meet the new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­School Board boss

Meet the new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­School Board boss

Suzanne Hoffman is the VSB’s first woman superintendent
Journalism students challenge police, mayor on opioid crisis

Journalism students challenge police, mayor on opioid crisis

Langara journalism students attended the Jan. 18 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police Board meeting
Smoking of all kinds to vanish on ferries starting Monday

Smoking of all kinds to vanish on ferries starting Monday

As of Monday, you may not smoke anywhere on a B.C. Ferries vessel or at its terminals. No smoking tobacco, no smoking e-cigarettes, no smoking dope (yes, the ban includes medical marijuana), no smoking crack.
Why change a place's name? Because sometimes they're offensive

Why change a place's name? Because sometimes they're offensive

Ten years on, Ben Pires is even more convinced: B.C. needs a new name. The demographics have shifted further, he says, with people drawn here from around the world. The province is no longer very British, if it ever was.
Understand blockchain? Do I have to? Or is it just here, like the internet?

Understand blockchain? Do I have to? Or is it just here, like the internet?

The new information-sharing technology will soon simply seem part of our lives, BIV panel says