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Views from a refugee camp: Who gets into heaven?

Peter Nix — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:02:00 +0000

I have just returned to Vancouver Island from Greek refugee camps where I met a Yazidi man named Jason who told me about his escape from ISIS in Iraq. His story begins on a desert road where a...

Vancouver's bicycle sharing grows as 15 new stations installed

Dylan Waisman — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 03:34:00 +0000

Mobi bicycle by Shaw Go in Vancouver. Photo by Christopher Porter from Flickr Creative Commons

International Women's Day Concert celebrates female musicians who turned tragedy into triumph

Vancouver Observer — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 23:47:00 +0000

Every March 8, on International Women's Day, we hear about the achievements of brilliant, talented women around the world. But how often do we learn about the physical and mental disabilities or...

Deputy Provincial Health Office and Vancouver Police Sergeant Call Addiction a Health Problem, not a Criminal One

Tracy Giesz-Ramsay — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 08:09:00 +0000

An evening panel focused on addressing the opioid overdose crisis: a public health disaster that saw almost 1,500 deaths provincially in 2017.

Charged Up program puts spotlight on Canada's community-led renewable power

Vancouver Observer — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:19:00 +0000

A majority of Canadians support a quick transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, but few of us can actually think of a clean energy project. To raise the profile of community-led, grassroots...

Amid pressure from Trudeau, Treaty Alliance vows to stand against Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 03:16:00 +0000

First Nations from the Maritimes all the way to Alberta who are among the 150 Nations in Canada and the US who have signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion are standing stronger...

“Freedom for Iran”: rally in Vancouver urges Canada to support protesters in Iran

Aya Nader — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:04:00 +0000

"This is the rise of the poor in the cities and the countryside, the rise of women and youth who have nothing to lose,” shouted one protester as dozens gathered on a cold, rainy Saturday in Vancouver...

Will the National Housing Strategy cool Vancouver house prices? No one thinks so.

Mark Louie — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 01:33:00 +0000

Waiting for the bubble to burst? You may be waiting a long, long time, because...

Respected Elder of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Leonard George

Vancouver Observer — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:13:00 +0000

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Tsleil-Waututh Nation respected Elder Leonard George. We express our deepest gratitude to the George Family, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and everyone...

Remember the #KMFace photos that mocked Kinder Morgan claim that facial expressions were a form of "assault"?

Vancouver Observer — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0000

“You can see the expressions on faces. Picture 10 is important for that,” said corporate lawyer William Kaplan referring to photo exhibits.