If you live in North America, it turns out that you’re much more likely to have access to clean drinking water if you’re wealthy, white and don’t live in a rural area or a First Nations’ community.

Five years ago, Stephen Harper swept into power partly through a high-powered Conservative blitz of the airwaves, capitalizing on Liberal corruption and offering a fresh alternative. Accountability, ...

Il Museo, a community museum at the Italian Culture Centre in East Vancouver, opened its doors two years ago and Julia Murray became its new curator a few months ago. All exhibitions showcase the ...

In the wake of the robo-call scandal, John Fryer penned a letter to major newspapers describing his experience attending at the Conservative-aligned Manning Centre for Democracy Campaign School.

Dressed in a hot pink Wonder Woman costume, Evans joined colleagues and disrupted a room full of banking executives in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom with an outburst targeted at Bank of America CEO ...

What a great idea for a party from our friends at Gen Why! Enjoy onstage inter-generational dialogue, live music, film, local artisans, DIY merchandise making. Collaborate and present your ...

Canada’s counterpart to the Oscars, the Canadian Screen Awards, are on CBC TV Sunday night. They've nominated It’s Only the End of the World in nine categories (way too many). The five for Old Stone ...

Fossil fuels are being sold as Canada’s only way to economic stability. Television and print ads by the Canadian Petroleum Producers Association, and our federal government highlight the perceived ...

Zite. Say it aloud and it sounds like a sneeze. But Zite, the brainchild of two former UBC students, is changing how we get our news. Until a few years ago, I started the day with the Globe and Mail, ...

Seven hopefuls to replace late NDP leader Jack Layton square off in Vancouver today. The Vancouver Observer reports live from the final debate before the March 24 party vote. Follow our live blog as ...

When blinding sun strikes alpine snow in British Columbia backcountry, the enthusiasts strapping on high-end ski goggles will describe the mood as transcendent. Until, of course, they chopper up to ...

For the coming week, through February 18 th, the electric marquee in front of the Firehall Theatre flashes just a single syllable: “Elle.” French pronoun, third person singular. Decidedly feminine.