A former New Democrat MP says the Conservative government’s proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act come from big pharma lobbying.

According to a study, secondary-school students in the province are not learning enough about Asia, a part of the world that is a major source of new immigrants to Canada.

If Kitsilano-based strategic planner Richard Balfour's predictions are correct, “20 to 30 million people” could be living in the Georgia Basin in the next 15 to 20 years.

Big-box stores may not be popular with some Van­couverites, but Hadi Dowlatabadi thinks they could play a critical role in helping the elderly survive climate change.

As a volunteer in this year’s homeless count, Michelle Patterson didn’t expect to find a lot in her assigned section in Vancouver’s West End. But she found four homeless men.

Despite the denial of a power line placing seven run-of-river projects in the Upper Pitt River region on hold, B.C.'s rivers remain the subject of an energy gold rush.

John Calvert, Elisha Moreno, Michael Sather, and Randy Hawes offer their opinions.

Part of the reason this province’s abortion rate is so high is that parents are under tremendous financial pressure, said the Vancouver-based leader of Canada’s national pro-choice lobby coalition. About 15,000 B.C. women per year have an abortion, according to Statistics Canada.

Cristina Alarcon, Ujjal Dosanjh, Stephanie Gray, and Joyce Arthur give their opinions.

From individuals to community groups to various levels of government, Canadians take antiracism seriously as both a mandate and a cause.

Tracy Tang, Lindsay Marsh, Lorene Oikawa, and Lawrence Santiago offer their views on the subject.

Environmental blogger Deanna Duke, while channel-surfing five weeks ago, happened upon a commercial for Always pads. It showed a sad-looking African girl who couldn’t go to school during her period because she didn’t have “feminine protection”. Thanks to a new $1.4-million campaign by Procter & Gamble, the ad explained, her village was receiving disposable pads so she and other girls could go to school.

Mobina Jaffer, Gibril Koroma, Deanna Duke & Suzanne Siemens give us their opinions.

Families are under the threshold of housing affordability if they are spending less than 30 percent of their income on shelter.