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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.
 
 
 
Many people worry about children drinking, though "drinking" here normally refers to consuming alcohol. Very few people, be they parents, teachers, physicians or researchers, pay much attention to other potentially dangerous substances such as energy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
Barbara Yaffe

Want to make money? Try public service

Savvy parents should start advising their children to become bureaucrats, not doctors...

 
Steve Whysall

VanDusen's bold leap forward

Harry Jongerden loves to tell the story of the day he came to Vancouver to be interviewed...

 
Iain MacIntyre

Rome falls, Canucks burn as Predators feast

Aaron Rome lost an edge and the Vancouver Canucks fell down.

 
Iain MacIntyre

No offence -lack of D wasn't the problem

The third line was good, the second line average, the first line invisible.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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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

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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Is gamble on the casino expansion a smart bet?

Every few years, a city is called upon to make a pivotal choice that shapes its future for generations...


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Crisis looms for world's biggest float-plane industry

Part of what makes Vancouver unique is we host the province's fourth busiest airport in the heart of...


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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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