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Mar 7, 2013
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Douglas Coupland distills Calgary’s essence with new installationWestern Front New Music nabs Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts AwardVancouver's Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture picks new artistic directorVancouver artist Stan Douglas shortlisted for 2013 Scotiabank Photography AwardBollywood dance series aims to spread cheer in Metro VancouverMichael Audain donates $5 million for new Emily Carr University of Art + Design campusJoe Ink's 25-year retrospective is a beautiful testament to a storied careerTerminus deserves to find its audienceExtraction carries too much reserveMother Teresa Is Dead will certainly make you thinkMantra Percussion's Timber is a tale of two-by-foursHow Has My Love Affected You? is a vivid depiction of family dysfunctionNorwegian Spring at Ryerson United ChurchWestern Front celebrates 40 years with a dinner and auctionBrendan Grace is never too old to dress up as a schoolboyHuman imperfection permeates Raymond Boisjoly artDRIFT or drive at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation CentreTheatre for Living’s maladjusted sheds light on dark truthsMambo king Eddie Torres still burns up the dance floorVancouver Opera's The Magic Flute costumes an epic cross-cultural questIllusions become an art form in Vitaly Beckman's handsblogra
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News for Youse: Mayor's motion on coal, North Korea threatens U.S., and a Chris Brown temper tantrumNews »
The return of Conrad Black and David RadlerNews »
Caption the Political Photo: Christy Clark visits Point Grey secondary schoolPhoto of the Day: I love it hereNews »
News for Youse: Premier says she's sorry, mayor promotes Broadway subway, avalanche risk risesPolitics »
Ex-B.C. Liberal speculates we may never know who was ultimately responsible for the "quick wins" planPolitics »
Democracy: Hugo Chavez and Venezuela vs. Stephen Harper and CanadaPolitics »
Former wrestler Chris Wilson pins punk rocker Joe Keithley for NDP nominationNews »
Forbes puts Jimmy Pattison's net worth at $5.5 billionPolitics »
Christy Clark is looking more and more like Bill Vander ZalmPhoto of the Day: The East EndPolitics »
Just because we haven't seen enough of Gordon Campbell latelyPhoto of the Day: Ocean view from Iona Beach at sunsetNews »
Fukushima and West Coast infants with under-active thyroid glandsPolitics »
Even Hitchens and the CIA couldn’t topple ChavezMusic »
Greenback High says "Bombs Away" at the AstoriaMovies »
Spielberg takes on Kubrick's dream projectMusic »
Pete Townshend backpedals like a bitch after swearing at kidMusic »
Iggy and the Stooges preview new track, "Burn"Music »
3:01 Pick Me Up: Pissed JeansMusic »
Carly Rae Jepsen takes on the Boy Scouts of AmericaNews »
East Coast grey seal hunt cancelled for lack of interestNews »
News for Youse: Christy Clark urged to quit, Carly Rae opposes homophobia, and Dow hits record News »
News for Youse: Liberals criticized for secrecy, a boost for Broadway, and the Canucks lose another oneNews »
Tom Flangan says he's sorry for comments about child pornMusic »
The Real McKenzies survive piper bombNews »
News for Youse: Christy Clark survives, NDP nominates Chris Wilson, and Queen leaves hospitalThe Georgia Straight presents MGMT at the CommodoreThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors maladjusted presented by Theatre for LivingStyle »
Fraser Valley Wedding Show offers brides short, sweet eventThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver International SalsafestivalGeorgia Straight presale on now for the Virgin Mobile Presents the Squamish Valley Music FestivalThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors musica intima’s twentyStyle »
Equestrian style inspires Ora Bags spring 2013 collectionStyle »
Photos: The Times of India Film Awards hosts Women’s Day Celebration in RichmondVideo: Walrus does sit ups to "Eye of the Tiger"Wealth inequality in the U.S. is far worse than Americans thinkIf you wear fur, you might (not) want to watch this music videoTech »
The Pirate Bay finds asylum in North KoreaStyle »
The Bay changes name and goes old school in new brandingThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Broken Sex DollThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors CelticFest Vancouver 2013: Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac with Maeve MackinnonSports »
Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit ruptures Achilles tendon; out six to eight monthsSports »
Vancouver to play host to 2014 CFL Grey CupPolitics »
NDP’s John Horgan compares B.C. Liberals to Supertramp album “Crisis”Politics »
Premier's deputy chief of staff Kim Haakstad resigns—and we can understand whyPolitics »
Rapper disses Stephen Harper as "sneaky like a rat"Sports »
B.C. Lions to face Grey Cup champion Argos in 2013 CFL home openerSports »
Canucks to wear 1915 Vancouver Millionaires jerseys in March gameThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Serbian FilmFestMovies »
Collaborator—underrated movie alertThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Big Bang percussion concertsSports »
Vancouver Canucks get revenge against Stanley Cup winnerPolitics »
Surrey-Tynehead VP explains why he quit the B.C. LiberalsNews »
Bike lanes give me Golden Ears?LGBT »
Canadian Museum for Human Rights wants your same-sex marriage photosLGBT »
Ellen DeGeneres files gay marriage brief to U.S. Supreme CourtLife »
Casting call goes out for Real Hipsters of VancouverEar of Newt reviews Alvin Lee in Vancouver, circa 1987Books »
Artist leaves Superman project over Orson Scott Card criticismDavid Gogo tells of his relationship with blues legend B.B. KingLGBT »
Clint Eastwood supports the gaysSeventies guitar hero Alvin Lee of Ten Years After fame dies at 68Movies »
Mila Kunis nakedFood »
Tastes like muskratFood »
Photos: Vancouver International Wine Festival 2013North Korean TV covers Dennis Rodman and BFF Kim Jong-unWindow Seat: Seriously uncool bus driver makes passenger (me) lose itBooks »
Ontario library discovers a cache of urine-soaked booksSlash, Satch, and Joe Bonamassa tweet tributes to guitar hero Alvin LeeMovies »
Hey Twihards, over here!Movies »
Iron Man 3 trailer goes darkMovies »
George Lucas to open art museumArts »
Arthur Erickson's home threatened by high property valuesArts »
War Horse star gallops onto stagefood
Vegan café and store Eternal Abundance aims for rebirth in VancouverUncorked »
Culmina winery adds glitter to Okanagan’s Golden MileFresh St. Market is the place to be for cheesecake loversWith artful fusion flair, PiDGiN alights in the Downtown Eastsidelife
Sayed Kashua probes Israel’s complex reality in Second Person SingularGetaways »
Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon coast vie for the most jaw-dropping viewsVaccination debate continues in VancouverNavy satin and black lace panties by Blush are the perfect, sexy giftGeek Speak: Shannon Waters, aka Sweet Sashay, Video Game BurlesqueLGBT »
Quebec counters homophobia with awareness campaignDriving »
Motorcycle companies rev up with new bikesStraight JabMale chastity play is a real kinkRed Meat »
Red MeatDan Savage Podcast Episode 332How spring suits make the manGames »
Vancouver Film School awards Women in Games Scholarship to four studentsHey Jude spring pop-up shop makes vintage fashion easyGames »
New video games are bewitched by mazes, caves, devils, and moreLGBT »
Apple rejects Vancouver publisher's vintage gay graphics bookVancouver-bound author James Douglass on JFK and the UnspeakableStandup paddleboarding rides a rising tide in VancouverFrom fixies to hybrids, there’s always the right bikeArnould »
ArnouldYour horoscope for March 7 to March 13, 2013Outside »
Snowshoeing makes from a daytripper wonderland on local mountainsSpring Adventure: Paddleboarding, cycling, hiking, and snowshoeingOutside »
In South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park, there are new adventurersmovies
The Movie Out Here is an abominationWomen in Film Fest: Little Black Spiders reveals the dark side of teen pregnancyJames Franco is off to be the wizard in Oz the Great and PowerfulThe Last Exorcism Part II can't match the suspense of the first Last ExorcismStatus Quo? examines feminism and women's rights in CanadaOz the Great and Powerful's women cast the spellsDead Man Down doesn't live up to its pedigreeHeroes welcomed at Vancouver Serbian Film FestivalNew on DVD/Blu-ray: A Late Quartet, Life of Pi, Playing for Keeps, Sound City: Real to Reel, The Suicide ShopShepard & Dark documents an unlikely male friendshipJack the Giant Slayer is an outsized 3-D ogre festThe Straight guide to the Canadian Screen AwardsWomen in Film Fest: Silent Music portrays family in an isolated worldMore Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winnersHit 'n Strum is a charming Vancouver-shot featuremusic
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Black Leather Jesus brings the S & M noise to Destroy Vancouver VFive up-and-coming acts not to miss at the Squamish Valley Music FestivalJohn Reischman's Walk Along John is not to be missedFive must-see acts at this year's Squamish Valley Music FestivalSquamish Valley Music Festival lineup announcedVideo: Squamish Valley Music Festival unveils its 2013 lineupGal Gracen's Blue Hearts in Exile is indebted to the classicsCape Breton soul inspires Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaacThe members of Billy Talent don't sweat the small stuffAutre Ne Veut investigates anxietyNightlands’ Dave Hartley finds his voice, many times over"The Hockey Song" legend Stompin' Tom Connors dead at 77The Hive Creative Labs set to close in SeptemberThe Ponderosas blaze a sun-soaked trail on The Path EPCelebrities nightclub transforms into a high-tech chameleonApollo Ghosts say farewellFiddler Bruce Molsky fell in love with Appalachian cultureSean Rowe shows that simplicity can be powerfulPortage & Main's Never Had the Time is tinged with nostalgiaPolly’s All Messed Up is a one-man hard-glam revivalJroc Seventy One's Dropping Intelligence runs the gamutSunshine's self-titled LP is cloaked in dark and hazy cloudsWhite Poppy's Song a Day will take you down the rabbit holeFunerary Call goes dark and lovely on Fragments from the Aethyr Electric Six at VenueJoanna Chapman-Smith at St. James HallScrambled Debutante's King Kitty Kitty Meow Meow is far from cuteJess Hill's Pieces hurts so goodnews
David Suzuki: Uruguay’s "poor" president Jose Mujica should be an inspiration for other world leadersImmigrant women at risk of spousal abuseVancouver police deny discriminatory ticketing of Downtown Eastside residentsSky-high radiation levels found in fish near Fukushima reactorChinese Canadian activists say B.C. government apology must be meaningfulGwynne Dyer: Why the Chinese government wants a carbon taxCity of New Westminster eyes smoking ban in outdoor public areasGeorgia Straight movie critic and UBC instructor Mark Harris remembered by studentReasonable Doubt: The 3 a.m. phone callWhy the B.C. Liberals deserve scorn and ridicule for their plan to pursue nonwhite votersIn defence of Christy ClarkShane Simpson offered clearest view on where NDP is headed on addressing povertyLower Mainland housing sales slow, but more showing up at open housesRegional policing talk precedes B.C. electionB.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition asks parties to detail poverty plansB.C. child-care advocates say sector is in crisisB.C. Supreme Court favours landlord in email dispute with renterPrices have risen since adoption of Regional Affordable Housing StrategySports »
Vancouver Whitecaps blank Toronto FC 1-0 in MLS season-opening winning traditionSports »
‘Tis the season for Lower Mainland racingSports »
Chicago Blackhawks are undeniably impressiveKash Heed wants B.C. Liberal candidate Amrik Virk to quit RCMPSurrey and Vancouver city councils to review motions on Fraser Surrey Docks coal export expansionChinese Canadian National Council surprised by B.C. Liberal cabinet resignationU.S. diplomat and author Dennis Ross will speak in VancouverInternational Women’s Day event in Vancouver to focus on aging challengesVenezuela president Hugo Chavez dead after battle with cancerVancouver campaign targets violence against womenDaniel Veniez: NDP Leader Adrian Dix bears no resemblance to B.C. Liberals' caricaturePlans brew in Golden Ears Provincial Park as trails deteriorateLibrary and Archives Canada deal with Ancestry.ca leaves personal information vulnerableGwynne Dyer: Venezuela after Hugo ChavezB.C. Liberal majority vulnerable in budget voteMost Popularmore
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B.C. NDP grapples with stunning provincial election loss 45
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B.C. Liberals win fourth consecutive majority government 38
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What B.C. New Democrats need to think about in the wake of an election debacle 30
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B.C. Liberals celebrate majority win, Christy Clark loses Point Grey battle 29
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Marc Emery blogs from prison about the B.C. election, the NDP loss, and the B.C. Greens' future 26
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Matt Toner: New Democrats need the courage to go with our convictions now more than ever 24
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Martyn Brown: Vote Once, Think Twice 24
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Fleetwood Mac's classics please the masses in Vancouver 22
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Out of Character offers clues as to why a leader lacking in hubris lost the B.C. election 22
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RCMP seek woman who made racist comments near Cloverdale Rodeo 21
