Can Portland Hotel Society’s New Boss Restore Faith?
‘There won’t be any more Disneyland trips,’ says new head of beleaguered nonprofit.
Citizenship reforms bring back banishment: refugee lawyer
As Conservatives’ citizenship legislation clears its final hurdle in Ottawa, a group of lawyers for refugees is promising to take them to court over a bill they’re decrying as unconstitutional.
‘It’s Prompted Debate’: Enbridge CEO
The push to have Canadian oil meet Asian market demand has grown massively since Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. conceived of the Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast more than a decade ago. But as the company’s CEO told reporters yesterday, so has the “passion and emotion around this project.”
First Nations on Gateway: ‘When We Say No, We Mean It’
With the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline this afternoon, First Nations across the province say they’re ready for the battle of a generation.
EXCLUSIVE: Vancouver Backs Undocumented Migrant ‘Sanctuary’
Policy would let municipal agencies refuse to give info about ‘illegals’ to immigration authorities.
Photo: Natural Gas Is a Bridge to Nowhere’: Cornell Methane Expert
B.C. Premier Christy Clark speaks at a major LNG conference in Vancouver | Photo published in The Tyee | May 23, 2014
‘Litigation harassment’ prolonging domestic abuse: advocates
Published in 24 Hours Vancouver | May 1, 2014 | Circulation: ca. 280,000 Cuts to legal aid in B.C. have created barriers for women fleeing domestic violence — with abusive […]
Barefoot man given fellow rider’s shoes
A bus driver has had his faith in people restored after witnessing a rider wearing plastic bags instead of shoes given a surprising gift this holiday weekend — a stranger’s own shoes and socks.
Group objects to Canada sharing wiretap info with U.S.
Canada violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it shared wiretaps about an alleged ecstasy trafficker with the U.S. government, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is claiming.
Lower Mainland to score resource jobs: report
The bulk of the province’s new resource industry jobs will be in the Lower Mainland, not rural areas.
David P Ball 