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Here's a look at pre-election NIMBYism by the numbers in B.C.

Here's a look at pre-election NIMBYism by the numbers in B.C.

About 250 people took to the streets to protest the city’s decision to allow a 78-unit modular housing complex to be built in a Marpole neighbourhood with three schools, in 2017. Photo Dan Toulgoet During B.C.
You might be able to drink booze in public after next month's election in Vancouver

You might be able to drink booze in public after next month's election in Vancouver

The Green Party and the NPA have both made boozy promises leading into the 2018 election in Vancouver. From drinking on public beaches in parks to making alcohol widely available in stores, there are a number of issues on the table.
Someone started a GoFundMe to help find the donors funding Hector Bremner's billboards

Someone started a GoFundMe to help find the donors funding Hector Bremner's billboards

A GoFundMe campaign has popped up looking to raise money to find out who's behind the "super PAC" that is apparently funding the billboards supporting Hector Bremner's mayoral campaign.
VIDEO: Hector Bremner says the NDP are to blame for his billboards all over town

VIDEO: Hector Bremner says the NDP are to blame for his billboards all over town

Mayoral candidate Hector Bremner has said that the NDP's campaign financing laws are to blame for the mystery billboards that are showing up all over Vancouver, with his face on them
Calling out Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cyclists for being aggressive draws out aggressions in readers

Calling out Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cyclists for being aggressive draws out aggressions in readers

Reaction to a column on hyper-aggressive Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cyclists came down faster than an out of control fixie on the Adanac hill.
Council candidate Glen Chernen is channeling a fictitious, shyster lawyer to drug dealers

Council candidate Glen Chernen is channeling a fictitious, shyster lawyer to drug dealers

Twitter Screengrab The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­election continues to get more weird as Coalition Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­council candidate Glen Chernen seems to be attempting to align his campaign with the main character from the TV show, Better Call Saul .
Here's why we published the specifics of Marrisa Shen's alleged killer's entry into Canada

Here's why we published the specifics of Marrisa Shen's alleged killer's entry into Canada

Our Editor-in-Chief explains why we decided to publish a story about the killer of a teenager in Burnaby, telling the story of how the refugee came to be in Canada
If the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­election was tomorrow, 1.1% of voters say they'd vote for this baby

If the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­election was tomorrow, 1.1% of voters say they'd vote for this baby

Main Street Research released some polling results this week which exposed the local polling industry to critique.
Ian Campbell’s departure underscores the erosion of municipal party politics power

Ian Campbell’s departure underscores the erosion of municipal party politics power

The sudden departure of Ian Campbell from the City of Vancouver’s mayoral race came as a surprise to many political observers. Vision Vancouver, the party that has controlled city hall for the past 10 years, is now heading into an election without a standard bearer – and with the hopes of council candidates dwindling.
The candidate accused of racism and sexism in the 2011 election may be running for mayor

The candidate accused of racism and sexism in the 2011 election may be running for mayor

The first joke candidate seems to have entered the race, touting rent control of $500 on one bedroom apartments as part of his platform.