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University divestment from fossil fuels taking off: municipalities are next

At least two hundred and thirty US universities have student organizations devoted to convincing their administrations to divest from fossil fuels.

Harper uses Greece trip to teach political lesson to his government and theirs

ATHENS -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper brought a message from Canadian politics to his Greek counterpart Saturday. He said that sometimes, a government needs to act even if the opposition doesn't...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn "a sexual maniac": UBC prof

"He's a sexual maniac," Farid Laroussi, a French studies professor at UBC, said of the disgraced IMF chief. "This has nothing to do with cheating and mistresses. He has a real problem."

VIFF Picks For Day 8

How're ya gonna keep 'em in Lytton when they've seen Vancouver? A familiar story plays today at The Vancouver International Film Festival.