Jul 30th, 2012
British Columbians can register their newborns online through a new birth registration system starting on August 1. The registration creates a permanent legal record of a birth and every BC-...
Jul 28th, 2012
Enbridge Inc. rushed to shut down another main pipeline in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin after an oil spill on Friday. The pipeline is called Line 14, and carries 318,000 barrels per day on the major...
Jul 27th, 2012
With phone thefts on the rise across Canada, police forces are pressuring the federal government to pass a new legislation that could make it easier for police to find and recover stolen phones....
Jul 26th, 2012
Passers by and people who work in the Gastown area had a chance to meet some new people and music at lunchtime with the final edition of Vancouver Public Spaces Network, Viva Vancouver and...
Jul 26th, 2012
The Vancouver Observer has raised over $8500 for an e-book series about about Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan, Keystone XL and the future of Canadian oil sands development.
Jul 25th, 2012
Former Olympic swimmer Karen James still remembers the 1972 Munich Olympics, but not just because she was a 19 year old representing Canada at the world's largest sporting event. She remembers...
Jul 25th, 2012
West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith said councillors should've listened to all the facts about the Trans Mountain pipeline, which councillors say pose too high a risk for the city's coastal...
Jul 25th, 2012
A series of unfortunate political mistakes and scandals connected to the Conservative Party has significantly damaged Canadians' confidence in Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said pollster Nik Nanos....
Jul 23rd, 2012
Well-known environmentalist and author Tzeporah Berman slammed the BC government's "minimum requirements" for the Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline project today. The requirements were...
Jul 21st, 2012
Over the Canada Day long weekend, Vancouver-based writer Emily Walker's piece "I'm fat, Vancouver. Get over it." was published on The Vancouver Observer. It was a searing personal essay aimed at what...
