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The pipeline debate: A B.C. election issue and crucial decision about our collective future
July 9 2012 ColumnsOn Saturday, July 7, a ceremony and celebration took place on the North Vancouver shores of Burrard Inlet that will help to define politics in British Columbia for years to come. It was a calm, sunny…
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Comparing Caribbean culture from coast to coast
July 9 2012 Culture[caption id=”attachment_3784″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Events include parades along the streets of North Vancouver. Photo courtesy of Trinidad and Tobaga Cultural Society of …
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Loss of confidence in politicians: whose fault is it?
July 9 2012 ColumnsOpinion polls often speak out loud what we think in secret. Ipsos Reid’s latest incursion into the mindset of the population for the media conglomerate, Postmedia, reveals – or should I say …
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Cultural Belonging. What is it?
July 9 2012 ColumnsBoulogne-Billancourt, as seen from the Sein. - Photo by Giles Rambault, Flickr
Where do I belong and do I belong …
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Food trucks cook up dreams of prosperity
July 9 2012 Cover StoryVorrayut Jiranuntiporn (left) and Wasinee Tantiveerabut (right) in their food truck.
It started slowly, with a lone…
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Snapshots of Hot Summer Festivals
June 18 2012 Cover StoryMascot of the Taiwanese Film Festival. Photo by Wayroan Li
Vancouver is a city of many facets. It is made up of …
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Wildebeest and other things not Tasmanian
June 18 2012 ColumnsMost of the people I’ve met in Vancouver tell me that British Columbia is full of Australians. So, you’ve probably encountered a few of us sun-loving, beer-drinking folk who drive on the wrong …
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Will he– or will he not
June 18 2012 ColumnsIn less than a year the Liberal Party of Canada will be choosing a permanent leader. We already know that it will not be interim leader Bob Rae, who – surprise, surprise – announced that he was …
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Spencie's View
June 18 2012 ColumnsSpencie's View
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Saint-Jean Baptiste Day lands in the West
June 18 2012 LocalWaving flags on Sait-Jean Baptite day. Photo by Fritz Maingrette, Flickr
If you find yourself in downtown Montreal …