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SULLIVAN: Hotel’s lavish anniversary party is nothing to celebrate

SULLIVAN: Hotel’s lavish anniversary party is nothing to celebrate

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the tragedy of homelessness on the North Shore . And now we hear from the other end of the spectrum.
INQUIRING REPORTER: Have you been swooped by a crow?

INQUIRING REPORTER: Have you been swooped by a crow?

Helicopter parenting is just the worst, and when you add dive-bombing into the equation — insufferable. But this year, like in years past, the fell swoop of crows has managed to best even the most ardent umbrella-wielding speed walkers.
EDITORIAL: Honour’s guards

EDITORIAL: Honour’s guards

Seventy-five years ago this week, D-Day was the world’s largest amphibious invasion. We’ve seen the thousands of war dead memorialized as the bravest men the greatest generation could offer. And we know that on June 6, 1944 they were young.
BALDREY: B.C. NDP are the big winners of spring legislative session

BALDREY: B.C. NDP are the big winners of spring legislative session

The spring legislative session ended in acrimony and fury, but its conclusion bore little relation to the events of the past four months in the legislature.
EDITORIAL: Pain at the pump

EDITORIAL: Pain at the pump

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney cancelled a press conference at an Edmonton gas station last week where he’d planned to hail the end of the carbon tax.
LETTER: slow down for orcas!

LETTER: slow down for orcas!

Dear editor: [On May 27] I was near Deep Cove on the Lowry Trail alongside Burrard Inlet when a family of four orcas appeared travelling west towards the Ironworkers in the centre of the inlet.
It's time to remove BC NDP, taxi lobby ride-hailing roadblocks in B.C.

It's time to remove BC NDP, taxi lobby ride-hailing roadblocks in B.C.

"We need to get to the stage where getting a ride is even more seamless than getting Wi-Fi in a coffee shop"
LETTER: Lack of signage dangerous for North Shore bikers

LETTER: Lack of signage dangerous for North Shore bikers

An open letter to District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little: I am writing you today, Wednesday May 29, 2019, which is the middle of Bike to Work Week and a good time to address a safety issue.
Roe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court and Sam Oosterhoff need to back off women's bodies

Roe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court and Sam Oosterhoff need to back off women's bodies

With the news that Roe v. Wade may be overturned, the abortion rights debate has been reignited. Here's why it matters in Canada — and beyond.
LAUTENS: West Van denies it’s up Five Creeks without a paddle

LAUTENS: West Van denies it’s up Five Creeks without a paddle

The central question is: What effect will the Five Creeks project have on the five creeks? And what will be the effect of the stormwater management system – a big catchment and a big three-meter pipe – on the gorgeous greenery and homes to die for, f