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Victoria group raising money to help families with rent
By February 9, 2010 12:12 pmWith federal and provincial governments failing to adequately address the housing crisis, a faith group in Victoria is raising money to subsidize rents. Read more…
Is Premier Campbell running an Olympics campaign?
By February 9, 2010 10:43 amYou’d be forgiven for thinking premier Campbell was in the midst of an election. Near-daily press alerts list one campaign-style event after the next. Read more…
Filed inNew experiments in 2010 media landscape
By February 8, 2010 04:30 pm 1 commentsWill the 2010 Games mark a “turning point” for crowd-sourced event coverage? Two new websites are aiming high with less than five days until the opening ceremonies. Read more…
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Travel program cut for people with disabilities
By February 8, 2010 04:16 pm 6 commentsA program that subsidizes cab rides for people with disabilities has been chopped in at least two British Columbia communities. Read more…
Anti-Olympics activist detained at border then deported
By February 7, 2010 11:53 am 22 commentsA freelance reporter and Games critic from the U.S. was denied entry to Canada this weekend, according to the Olympics Resistance Network. Read more…
Filed inReducing toxins would fight cancer: MP
By February 5, 2010 05:51 pm 15 commentsWith federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton saying today he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer, one of his caucus members said more attention needs to be paid to reducing toxins in the environment. Read more…
Filed inAmy Goodman recounts bizarre grilling by Canadian border guards
By February 5, 2010 05:21 pm 6 comments"I think the state was to say the least seriously violating my rights, the rights of journalists, simple as that," says Goodman of her Kafka-esque exchange at the border. Read more…
Filed inMayor Robertson unfazed by negative media attention
By February 5, 2010 02:33 pm 28 commentsVancouver’s mayor brandished a Canadian flag and grinned like it was his birthday at a lunch-time pep rally for the 2010 Games. His smile didn’t sink an inch when asked about negative media depictions of the Downtown Eastside. Read more…
Filed inLayton has prostate cancer, vows to continue as leader
By February 5, 2010 11:35 am 25 commentsJack Layton has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but does not plan to step down as NDP leader.
"My treatment plan is now underway and everything is on track," Layton said in a statmenet. "...this will in not impede my ability to serve as either the Member of Parliament for Toronto Danforth or as leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada." Read more…
Filed inHST petition gets the green light
By February 5, 2010 07:00 am 6 commentsElections BC has approved a petition that, with enough support, could nullify HST legislation and force governments back to the drawing board. Read more…
Filed inCan This Onion Ring Get More Fans Than Harper? Yep!
By February 4, 2010 05:15 pm 2 commentsWith Olympic rings floating in the harbour and plastered on signage all over town, you'd expect many Vancouver residents would be about ready to ring off -- until this week. Suddenly another ring has emerged to capture the hearts of people across the country. It's the hottest page on Facebook: Can This Onion Ring Get More Fans Than Stephen Harper? The answer: Yes it can. And quicker than you can say "Pass me that breath mint." Read more…
Filed in‘We are absolutely a threat to these Games’: ORN
By February 4, 2010 04:57 pm 16 commentsThe Olympics Resistance Network drew battle lines with just over a week until Vancouver’s opening ceremonies.
“We are absolutely a threat to these Games,” ORN spokesperson Harjap Grewal told dozens of reporters and activists. “But we are not a threat to the public. We are a threat to the corporate sponsors and the industry and the government that props them up.” Read more…
Filed in‘I’m in a prison’: Shop owner on the 2010 Games
By February 4, 2010 02:00 pm 5 commentsThe proprietor of a gelato shop near the Olympics Village feels trapped by a mega-event city officials promised would bring nothing but dollar signs.
“This is a small family business,” Mario Loscerbo, president of Mario’s Gelati Inc., told the Tyee. “My losses are already way over what we could sustain, its totally impossible for us to continue on.” Read more…
EnCana not prepared for gas leak: report
By February 4, 2010 12:48 pm 1 commentsEnCana's failure to follow proper safety and emergency procedures led to a toxic gas leak in northeastern B.C. last November, a provincial commission has found. Read more…
Filed inMP requests investigation into Victoria marina lobbying
By February 4, 2010 11:55 am 2 commentsVictoria member of parliament Denise Savoie has asked the federal commissioner of lobbying to investigate allegations about the involvement of political insiders in the Victoria International Marina proposal. Read more…
500-soldier brigade keeps watch on Whistler backcountry
By February 4, 2010 09:48 am 10 comments500 soldiers, helicopters and a balloon are keeping watch on the Whistler backcountry for the Olympics. It's not clear, exactly, what they're watching for. Read more…
Filed inCreate a VANOC for homelessness, campaign urges
By February 3, 2010 10:04 pm 1 commentsA new campaign that calls for a VANOC-like body to end homelessness has the support of mayor Gregor Robertson.
“Love them or hate them,” said Rev. Ric Matthews of the First United Church, “VANOC and the Olympic Games have proved to this city that we are capable of doing amazing things.” Read more…
Pine beetle invasion still on in the Okanagan
By February 3, 2010 05:30 pm 1 commentsIn Kelowna, homeowners face thousand-dollar fees to have dead and dying trees removed from their properties. Read more…
Filed inNDP push opening Olympics to FOI
By February 3, 2010 01:29 pm 4 commentsA motion to encourage premier Gordon Campbell to bring VANOC and Olympic spending under British Columbia's freedom of information laws was quickly quashed today by the chair of a Liberal-dominated special committee reviewing the legislation. Read more…
Filed inPoverty Olympics torch en route to Vancouver
By February 3, 2010 12:54 pmIt travels with a tiny entourage and a fraction of the fanfare of the real Olympic torch. But, via foot, public transit and boat, the Poverty Olympics torch is making its way to Vancouver for a different kind of games this weekend. Read more…
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Vanoc to auction off Olympic podiums
Feds put Olympic bailout rumours to rest
'The crisis isn't today, but the crisis is coming': Hansen on pensions
BC opens public input on 'urgent' pension question
BC emergency readiness improved following audits: officials
Robertson calls for post-Olympic homeless count
'It's not a spin centre': Mayor Robertson
Cariboo-Chilcotin school trustees vote to break the law
VANOC ready to stop ambush marketing at venue gates
Downtown Eastside info centre a "whitewash" say residents
Victoria bids on bankrupt motels
Hollywood North moves east
Education system 'in crisis' despite smaller class sizes
Olympics won't stop women's march
Supreme Court: Government doesn't have to bring Khadr home
Intrawest could avoid auction: UBC expert
Grits still tied with Tories: Ekos
Pembina calls for fairer carbon tax
Chief celebrates VANOC, Four Host First Nations pact
Court rules against fish farm expansion
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My socks don’t match. Am I world class?
Canadians feeling more alienated from the political process: report
Expensive party for convention centre
Vision Vancouver ‘can’t support’ red tent campaign
Government watchdogs better paid than senior bureaucrats
‘We’ve already won’: Anti-Olympics agitator
Ottawa offers Ontario band $145m in land claims offer
Basi-Virk trial date to be set in early February
Slow ministry phone response concerns advocate for people with disabilities
Liberal and NDP MPs to show up for work at shuttered Parliament
Log structure impeding free speech at the VAG?
BC school districts face closures and layoffs
'We are not an apathetic people': Facebook group founder
Diesel spill at the Olympic dome
Police intimidated anti-Olympic speakers in Kelowna
Welfare-to-work contractor billed government for 'no-show' clients
Feds cutting corners on environmental assessments: Supreme Court
Ignatieff to speak at anti-prorogation rally
Former sex-trade worker takes on Canada's sex laws
Haitian earthquake victims should have used more wood: Campbell
The Olympic opening is imminent, but first there'll be a few words from the political sponsors. On Tuesday B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell's government gives its speech from the throne, then Thursday Prime Minister Stephen Harper, having shut down the Canadian Parliament, makes a rare address to a provincial legislature. Expect lots of platitudes from both about welcoming the world, promoting the province and making the most of the event. Go, Canada, go. But don't expect to hear from them about the protesters lined up against holding this circus while so many want for bread, nor about the Olympic critics barred from coming to visit. Join me, Andrew MacLeod, and the Hook's team of contributors as we count down the days.
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