This week, the federal government’s Cohen Commission of Inquiry into declining Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks has begun its focus on aquaculture, which is the farming of fish or ...

Banning big donations would restore faith and public confidence in the decision-making at the council table, says Adriane Carr. City Council approved an investment of $1.16 million into upgrades for ...

PNE Midway on a rainy autumn night; feels like summer’s never coming back. No more neon, no more deepfried strawberries, animatronic dinosaurs or jousting horsemen. In the Ag Pavilion, the squeals of ...

An indigenous member of the federal Liberal caucus is breaking ranks with his colleagues on B.C.'s controversial Site C project, saying he is not convinced that two First Nations were properly ...

"The Orenda," by Joseph Boyden, from Penguin Canada Books, is an extraordinary novel. Beautiful language, tight pacing, and a story thick with history make this one of my favourite books of the year.

Anyone who lives in a house or duplex in Vancouver can now add all food scraps and food-soiled paper into their green bin along with their yard waste, and expect a weekly green bin pickup every week ...

I've had a fabulous summer break, and Vancouver politics have cooked along without me...and there's been plenty of cooking going on. Here's some of the news: Olin and I cycled every inch of the way ...

Stories about our relationship – and challenges – with water are in the news every day. A university campus bans bottled water, Botswana bushmen win the right to re-open a well on their ancestral ...

A stellar trio of new releases plus the Taiwan Film Festival and a Nepal earthquake fundraiser screening of 'Monk with a Camera.' ...

It is, perhaps, a cliche to say that food brings people together. A good meal, shared amongst friends or strangers, can provide an ideal starting place for dialogue, learning and connection. Food is a ...

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VICTORIA — A group of British Columbia businesses is calling on Premier Christy Clark to raise the carbon tax to help the economy. The open letter to Clark signed by more than 130 businesses comes in.