Yolande Cole is an online staff writer for the Georgia Straight. Originally from Calgary, she is a graduate of the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University, and has worked as a reporter and photographer in Vancouver, Alberta, Ottawa and Rwanda. Since joining the Straight in November 2010, Cole has reported on Vancouver City Hall, B.C. politics, housing, aboriginal issues, technology and other news. She has also contributed to the music, movies and arts sections of Straight.com.
NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he takes “full responsibility” for his party’s defeat in the May 14 election.
“Clearly, our campaign was not good enough,” Dix told reporters at a press...
David Eby was processing the results of the B.C. election with “really mixed emotions” the day after the polls closed.
Eby unseated Liberal Leader Christy Clark in her...
The Green Party of B.C. is sending its first member to the B.C. Legislature, following the election of University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver.
The deputy leader of...
The majority victory for the B.C. Liberals in the May 14 provincial election took many by surprise, following predictions from polls and pundits that the B.C. NDP had a strong...
Vancouver city council has approved an agreement that is expected to generate 355 units of housing, including 273 at below-market rates, across four city-owned sites.
Vision...
Christy Clark greeted a crowd of cheering B.C. Liberal supporters Tuesday night, as the party celebrated a surprise majority win in the May 14 election.
“Well, that was easy,”...
Reporter Yolande Cole is on the scene at the B.C. Liberals' headquarters at the Sheraton Wall Centre tonight (May 14), filing observations, items of interest, and up to the minute...
The Vancouver park board has approved a motion aimed at creating more inclusive spaces for trans and gender-variant communities.
In a vote late Monday night, park board...
Recommendations are set to be released next week following an international conference of indigenous academics at the University of British Columbia.
Scholars from Canada, the...
Green Party of B.C. candidates say they believe the province can become a “green tech powerhouse” if a series of regulatory barriers in the province are addressed.
“We think that...
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