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Stephen von Sychowski: Cutting VSB culinary arts program would be a massive mistake

The cuts are couched in terms of cost savings, but a Vancouver labour leaders asks this question: when did we lose sight of the fact that education is not meant to be a money...

Rebeka Breder: What all B.C. dog owners should know about dog bites now

Conditional orders are no longer allowed in B.C.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip & Peter McCartney: Canada must stop violating Indigenous human rights for megaprojects

The RCMP is preparing to descend upon Wet’suwet’en territory to clear the path of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, as the company recently won a court injunction that the Mounties...

V. Victoria Shroff: Looking forward to animal law in 2020

We can't get complacent, as there is still much work to be done for the betterment of animals.

Stuart Parker: In this age of obedient Canadian politicians, where is our Elijah Harper?

Today we mistakenly think that an MP or MLA who votes against their party leader is the stuff of fiction or from legends of a murky, distant past. That is because our political...

Rebeka Breder: Animals and the law—two steps forward, one step back

Lawyers and advocates are shaping the legal landscape to better protect creatures on land, in the sea, and in the air.

Bruce Passmore: B.C. can play key role in helping Canada preserve 25 percent of land and oceans

To make B.C. a safe haven from climate change for species living here—including folks like you and me — meaningful, actionable cooperation between groups is what’s needed to...

VANDU: As VPD budget spirals out of control, defunding police is our community alternative to drug war

A group of drug users wonders about the cost of diverting so much of the city's budget to law-enforcement in the midst of an overdose crisis.

Andy Kang-I Chen: Taiwan should have a seat at the UN climate talks

China is blocking the participation of Taiwan, even though it has no control over the island nation's environmental policies.

World AIDS Day: PrEP is making a difference in the lives of GBT2Q men in B.C., but are we leaving other groups behind?

The scale-up of PrEP among GBT2Q men is meeting the needs of many in the GBT2Q community and preventing the onward transmission of HIV, but more must be done.