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While diehard conspiracy theorists won't be satisfied, the latest batch of documents from the BC Rail corruption trial are conclusive evidence that no public inquiry is needed into whether there was any political involvement in the case beyond the rogue...
 
 
 
Bev Oda's tenure as minister of International Cooperation has been marked by missteps and confusion. At times Oda, who heads a department that helped build Canada's reputation as a one-time leader in promoting democracy, health and human rights around...
 
 
 
Of all the health threats facing Canadians, tuberculosis is not high on the list. Although the disease kills an estimated two million people a year worldwide, it isn't a big problem in Canada.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kim Bolan

Clay Roueche Sues B.C. government, Abby and Vancouver Police

Just when it seemed like United Nations Gang founder Clay Roueche might disappear from the headlines...

The Real Scoop
 
 
Barbara Yaffe

William And Kate Can Afford To Pay Their Way

Why are Canadians being asked to foot the bill for an upcoming royal visit? The question is being put...

Power Play
 
 
Gillian Shaw

6 tips for dealing with textual harassment

In today's Vancouver Sun  I wrote about the Vancouver-area woman who has been awarded ...

Digital Life
 
 
 
 
Greg Douglas

Schaad's tears turn to cheers as he scores Whitecaps' radio gig

SCENE & HEARD: Peter Schaad will instruct his final broadcasting class at Columbia...

 
Cam Cole

Crow stickhandles around C-word

There isn't a team left in the National Hockey League that hasn't been touched by...

 
Iain MacIntyre

Hurtin' Canucks draw parallel to wounded Wings of '08: winger

Defencemen dropping like bugs from a zapper. A patchwork blue-line that causes a...

 
Craig McInnes

Christy Clark's 'Family Day' ran into a wall of business owners

The small print in my pocket calendar that counts off the days I can't get back ...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Vicki Gabereau, ICBC's (somewhat reluctant) Demystifier of Car Insurance.

Where Your Money Goes

I always wondered where the money we pay for insurance goes. Now I know.

 
 
 

Community of Interest

A boy chants anti-government slogans during demonstrations at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Monday, where protesters dug in for a long fight in their effort to force reforms to Egypt's political system.

Rousseau, Nasser and the Egyptian revolution

In watching the live streaming coverage of the Egyptian revolution on Aljazeera I am awe-struck by the...


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Op-Ed

Genetically modified crops are as safe or safer than any other type of food production.

Science of genetically modified crops very different from politics

Members of Parliament did a great service for Canadian farmers by recently voting down Bill C-474. This...


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NDP MLA Mike Farnworth has not yet felt it necessary to betray his likable, joke-telling image.

The 'dirty hands' dilemma arises in B.C. politics

Is niceness a curse in leadership? Do people with upstanding reputations always finish last in politics...


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As anti-HST protests lose steam, we are seeing the picture more clearly: The cost of living will only rise by 0.6 per cent.

HST's minimal short-term pain worthy

Much of the public believe that the HST is a tax grab by business and that the consumer is paying the...


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Mental patients key to erasing stigma

We mental patients appreciate The Sun's ongoing attention to mental-health issues such as the recent...


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Finding the Words: On PEN Canada's new anthology

As I write these words, it's 5 p.m. and I'm sitting in my office at The Walrus magazine in downtown ...


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Opinion: Editorial Blogs

 

Dispatches

International Affairs Columnist Jonathan Manthorpe watches global...


 

Everybody's Business

For 30 years, Harvey Enchin has been studying Canadian economic...


 

Think Tank

Daphne Bramham looks at the most pressing issues affecting the...


 

Taxing Issues

Vancouver Sun business columnist Don Cayo exercises both his...


 

The Search

Although he was raised in a family of staunch atheists, Douglas...


 

Pacific Currents

Sorry, Vancouver, we're not in the Top 20 of global cities...


 

Gone Wild

You'd think Larry Pynn would have heard or seen all things outdoors...


 

Social Studies

Shelley Fralic's insightful take on pop culture, social trends...


 

The Report Card

An independent look at the B.C. education system.


 

Dispatches

International Affairs Columnist Jonathan Manthorpe watches global...


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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