An estimated 2,000 protesters descended on the streets of Vancouver Saturday to express frustration with the federal government’s proposed anti-terror bill. In ...

Environmental activist Rod Marining knows the feel of steel handcuffs on his wrists. As co-founder of Greenpeace International, he sailed aboard Greenpeace ships campaigning against French atmospheric ...

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Inside SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, a long line of Vancouverites wait to enter “Foreign Investment in Vancouver’s Real Estate Market,” a three-person panel discussion moderated by journalist ...

Despite an estimated 1500 protesters clogging traffic outside BC Place and the pall of an athlete's death, the 2010 Winter Olympics began with dazzling performances by a star-studded cast of Canadians ...

The reports are coming in from 350.org, as thousands gather in Washington, D.C. to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and urge Obama to fight against climate change. The big day is here in DC -- for ...

The final episode of Game of Thrones first season created buzz as one of the most shocking HBO season finales. After the beheading of Ned Stark, and his daughter Sansa coming to the realization of ...

“Age,” according to Michel de Montaigne, “imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.” And he knew whereof he spoke by the time he penned that, in the late 16 th century, when his ...

Five years ago, Stephen Harper swept into power partly through a high-powered Conservative blitz of the airwaves, capitalizing on Liberal corruption and offering a fresh alternative. Accountability, ...

It’s an innocuous bridge, not pretty to look at, but vital: the Vedder Bridge connects the cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack over the Vedder Canal, which flows into the Fraser River. If a new ...