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Coun. Suzanne Anton hopes Vancouver will follow up Olympics with another “big” event

Coun. Suzanne Anton hopes Vancouver will follow up Olympics with another “big” event

By Stephen Hui | March 17, 2010
Today (March 17), the 2010 Winter Olympics are still fresh in our memories, and we’re only midway through the Paralympics.
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Three MPs table petitions against Vancouver pot activist Marc Emery’s extradition to U.S.

Three MPs table petitions against Vancouver pot activist Marc Emery’s extradition to U.S.

By Stephen Hui | March 15, 2010
Three members of Parliament from three political parties have introduced in the House of Commons petitions signed by 12,000 people opposed to the extradition to the U.S. of Vancouver-based marijuana activist Marc Emery.
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Cornel West tells Avi Lewis that Barack Obama combines populist rhetoric with technocratic governance

By Staff | March 12, 2010
West is a hip-hop artist and professor of African American studies at Princeton University.
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An easy way for TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis to enhance customer service

An easy way for TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis to enhance customer service

By Charlie Smith | March 12, 2010
The boss should send a message to drivers that they won't be punished for showing a little more compassion.
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Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group addresses failed "coup d’etat" in open letter

Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group addresses failed "coup d’etat" in open letter

By Stephen Hui | March 6, 2010
The student-run social and environmental justice resource centre at Simon Fraser University is calling for support after some students tried to have its funding revoked.
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Gabriel Yiu: B.C. Liberal budget's hidden debt and tax hikes threaten economic growth

March 6, 2010
The public should be concerned about deep cuts to ministries that power the economy.
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Questions Justice Patrick Dohm's appointee should consider in police Const. Griffin Gillan public hearing

By Charlie Smith | March 6, 2010
Will the hearing look into whether there are discrepancies in the way discipline is meted out to on-duty and off-duty officers?
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Let's get serious about updating "O Canada"

Let's get serious about updating "O Canada"

By Miranda Nelson | March 5, 2010
Frankly, we need to revise the whole damn thing.
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Text of Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty's post-prorogue budget speech

Text of Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty's post-prorogue budget speech

By Staff | March 4, 2010
As I rise in this House today, our nation is at a crossroads. We have passed through some steep and rocky terrain.
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Should we change the sexist lyrics of our national anthem, "O Canada"?

Should we change the sexist lyrics of our national anthem, "O Canada"?

By Stephen Hui | March 4, 2010
In its throne speech on Wednesday (March 3), Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government opened the door to revising the English version of "O Canada".
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Text of Stephen Harper government's speech from the throne

Text of Stephen Harper government's speech from the throne

By Staff | March 3, 2010
We are a country whose citizens do not turn back when confronted by obstacles, whatever they are, and never shrink from lending a helping hand to the most disadvantaged, wherever they may be.
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Olympic joy, heroic Sid, drunken happy people, and those freaky Norwegians

Olympic joy, heroic Sid, drunken happy people, and those freaky Norwegians

By Mike Cowie | March 3, 2010
It took a couple of days to digest it all, but after a bit of thought, my take on the Vancouver Olympics is really quite simple: It was an absolute blast.
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Text of B.C. finance minister Colin Hansen's 2010 budget speech

Text of B.C. finance minister Colin Hansen's 2010 budget speech

By Staff | March 2, 2010
Mr. Speaker: Today I present Budget 2010 — the next step forward on the road to renewed prosperity for British Columbians.
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Photos: Protesters send off Vancouver Olympics with march during gold-medal hockey game

Photos: Protesters send off Vancouver Olympics with march during gold-medal hockey game

By Stephen Hui | March 1, 2010
While many of their fellow citizens cheered on Team Canada in the gold-medal hockey game, a few hundred people took to the streets of Vancouver to protest the 2010 Winter Olympics on their closing day.
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Video: Anti-Olympic protest meets opposition, honours fallen activist as Vancouver Games close

Video: Anti-Olympic protest meets opposition, honours fallen activist as Vancouver Games close

By Stephen Hui | February 28, 2010
On Sunday (February 28), the closing day of the 2010 Winter Games, a few hundred anti-Olympic protesters marched through the streets of downtown Vancouver.
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