The Georgia Straight has updated its Olympic guide to free music in Vancouver to include more than 160 free concerts.

The Georgia Straight has updated its Olympic guide to free music in Vancouver to include more than 160 free concerts.

February 4 marked the debut of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad's Vectorial Elevation exhibit.

February 4 marked the debut of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad's Vectorial Elevation exhibit.

Have no interest in sports and already can’t wait for the world to give you your city back? The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are about a lot more than medals.

Have no interest in sports and already can’t wait for the world to give you your city back? The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are about a lot more than medals.

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has launched a campaign to monitor free expression violations related to the Winter Olympics.

An upcoming Vancouver engagement with farmer Percy Schmeiser will shine light on genetically modified food in B.C. and question the practices of seed producers like Monsanto Company.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government will not move to repatriate Omar Khadr.

On January 22, the Phoenix kicked off the Cultural Olympiad with a crowd that just couldn't contain itself.

On January 22, the Phoenix kicked off the Cultural Olympiad with a crowd that just couldn't contain itself.

A new mural is planned for Beatty Street, the City of Vancouver’s general manager of community services has told the Straight.

A new mural is planned for Beatty Street, the City of Vancouver’s general manager of community services has told the Straight.

A second message has appeared on the Beatty Street wall between Dunsmuir and Georgia streets.

Why has Canada spent eight years in Afghanistan? What is an estimated $18.1 billion being spent for? Why have we endured 139 fatalities as of January 16?

The world’s response to the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 has been massive. But just as significant are some governments’ subsequent troop buildups there, mainly, those of the United States and Canada.

For short films especially, the Internet means distribution and exposure on levels once only reached with professional promotion.

For short films especially, the Internet means distribution and exposure on levels once only reached with professional promotion.

Canadian cable networks don’t seem to be racing to include the channel in their cable packages.

Regina Waldman, cofounder and president of Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, will be discussing the one million Jews who were made refugees in the 20th century at a lecture on January 20 at UBC.

The NDP’s health critic has claimed that the B.C. Liberal government is stripping a world-renowned drug-research program of its central role in the province.

Stenciled paintings criticizing the 2010 Winter Olympics have appeared on a concrete wall on Beatty Street where a series of murals once existed.

Stenciled paintings criticizing the 2010 Winter Olympics have appeared on a concrete wall on Beatty Street where a series of murals once existed.

An adventurous way to travel is to arrive in a country totally unprepared. Depending on the place, it can also be a very economical way to see the world.

A B.C. artist has said he’s “upset and disappointed” about the City of Vancouver’s decision to remove several murals as part of a pre-Olympic scrubbing of the downtown core.

January 11 will mark the eight-year anniversary of the opening of the U.S. detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. To draw attention to the centre’s continued existence, a vigil and symposium will take place in Vancouver.

When a series of murals on Beatty Street were removed by the City of Vancouver on December 23, the project’s coordinator wasn’t surprised. He just wishes things had been handled a little differently.

Two Web sites that aimed to shame the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference have been shut down.

David Harris, a former senior official with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, told the Straight by phone that despite rigorous screenings, additional measures are required to achieve complete airline safety.

The latest single off of Jay-Z's tenth studio album, The Blueprint 3.

On Beatty Street, between Dunsmuir and Georgia, there were a series of murals painted on a long concrete wall. They’re now gone.

The departure of Bush and the inauguration of Obama raised the prospect of real change in 2009—until reality got in the way.

For the VPD, the holiday season is a unique time of year.

Canada has scored a hat trick, taking home the “Fossil of the Year” award for the third time in a row.

An advertisement by Concord Security has caught the eye of David Eby, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.

The Yes Men and ActionAid have claimed responsibility for an elaborate hoax launched December 14 to embarrass the Canadian government.

A sophisticated hoax has targeted the Canadian government and caused a ruckus at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) currently underway in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Can bars and clubs in Vancouver legally scan your ID and take your photograph as a precondition for entry? There seems to be some confusion around the matter.

Canada is a pariah state and a problem at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to the head of one of the summit’s largest delegations.

Canada has been awarded the first Fossil of the Day “award” at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

David Cadman is on his way to Copenhagen, Denmark. There, the international president of ICLEA-Local Governments for Sustainability will work to bring national governments on board with agreements already made by municipalities.

Can bars and clubs in Vancouver legally scan your ID and take your photograph as a precondition for entry? There seems to be some confusion around the matter.

On November 20, thousands of e-mails and other files stolen from the University of East Anglia’s climate-research unit were posted on the Internet. Since then, the public response from the scientific community has been minimal. But two of Canada’s prominent climate-change experts have taken the scandal head-on.

Since 2007, skeptics of human-caused climate change have pointed to satellite images of the Arctic as evidence that the world is not warming at the rate most scientists maintain it is. But a new study by Canadian researchers concludes that sea ice is receding as fast as ever.

A prominent environmental writer in the U.K. has targeted Canada ahead of this month’s climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.

After being questioned by the Canadian Border Services Agency, Amy Goodman was allowed to enter the country and deliver her scheduled talk to a packed crowd at the Vancouver's Public Library.

Even for the best-prepared, migration to Canada is a potentially disruptive and stressful experience.

Even for the best-prepared, migration to Canada is a potentially disruptive and stressful experience.

A leading Palestinian activist has said that it may be time to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and “dump the occupation back at Israel’s doorstep”.

Thousands of files recently stolen from the University of East Anglia’s climate-research unit have the world buzzing ahead of December’s summit in Copenhagen.