Opinion

The Games have begun, and other than a diving pool the colour of lime Jell-O and the bystanders wounded by Michael Phelps’ game face, things have gone well.

Dear Editor: I live in the District of North Vancouver.

Ah, the fluffy, comfy armchair. And, less comfy but wonderfully safe, the leather-padded judge’s chair, from which justice is (judiciously, of course) dispensed.

Despite appearing infinitely large, the World Wide Web is getting thinner with each election cycle – as evidenced by a recent university paper penned by Stephen Harper’s former communications director.

Could it be that voice-activated robotic systems are just another ploy to keep women from attaining true equality? Probably. Last week my dad and I took a long road trip so that we could be there for one of the final Tragically Hip concerts.

Dear Editor: I believe that by far the biggest issue regarding the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project is the possibility of a major oil spill from an oil tanker that would devastate the beaches and the ocean in the Vanco

Dear Editor: It’s not just the impact of the pipeline route, but the impact of tanker traffic from the end of the pipeline to the open sea on people, sea life, salmon runs, tourism, and pollution from potential spills that must be taken into account.

We all remember getting up around 4 a.m. to watch the Canadian men’s hockey team shut out Sweden during the last Winter Olympics.

A fter years of pressure from aboriginal communities, family members, advocates, human rights groups and frontline workers, the federal government finally announced details of the long-awaited inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and gi

Dear Editor: Re: Wine Shop Appears to Cater to Collectors and More, July 3 Mailbox. I read with interest Randy Wilson’s (president, B.C. Private Liquor Store Association) letter regarding the proposed Liberty Wine store at 13th and Lonsdale.