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Inequality for All warns that capitalism is malfunctioning

While we’re waiting for the holiday films, we’re in a slow week for new movies. A good one for documentaries though, including an extremely timely look at the failures of the U.S. economy. INEQUALITY ...
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'Over my dead body': northern BC residents overwhelmed by massive LNG push

In the Kispiox Valley 1,000 km north of Vancouver, where “No LNG” lawn signs seem to be everywhere, rancher Gene Allen had strong words for TransCanada pipeline contractors. The crews showed up on the ...
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Celebrity cremations: TV stars, rockers, and writers who opted for the urn

"Glee" star Cory Monteith's body was cremated days after his death, following a private viewing of his body by members of his immediate family and girlfriend Lea Michelle. Monteith is one of a growing ...
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Trophy hunters decimate bears in B.C. valley under "abysmal" policy

The Pitt River community is small. There is a muddy logging camp, a fishing lodge, a few private homes. The area, 60 kilometres from Vancouver, is so wild it is often compared to Alaska by visiting ...
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Treaty 8 Tribal Chief Liz Logan asks UN to pressure BC government to respect treaty rights

Tribal Chief Liz Logan, a poised, articulate negotiator who has served four terms as Chief of Fort Nelson First Nation, followed by eight years as Tribal Chief of Treaty 8 Tribal Association, has ...
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Reverse migration: why are Hong Kong's immigrants leaving Canada?

A study by the South China Morning Post suggests that Hongkongers (defined by the SCMP as permanent residents of Hong Kong) are leaving Canada and returning to their homeland in unprecedented numbers.
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Energy East facing many foes: land owners, enviros, Aboriginals and politicians

TransCanada has rolled its long-awaited 20,000-page, 68 two-inch binder application for the Energy East project into the Calgary office of the National Energy Board on Thursday. It is the company's ...
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Once merely condo royalty, Bob Rennie emerges as Vancouver's cool king of modern art

Known as the condo king to some and chairman of the Tate Modern acquisitions committee to others, Bob Rennie, CEO of Rennie Marketing Systems, takes immense risks as a businessman and art collector.
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Gitga'at First Nation celebrates "final victory" over Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline

The Gitga'at First Nation is celebrating the federal government's decision today not to approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and to enact a moratorium on crude oil tankers on the North Coast ...
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After kicking out government officials at industry summit, Fort Nelson First Nation signs LNG worker camp deal

In an apparent turn of events since the "Fort Nelson Incident", in which 33-year-old Fort Nelson First Nation Chief Sharleen Gale held up a feather and kicked out government officials from an LNG ...
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Opinion: Now is the time for a Canada-British Columbia Coastal Maritime Board

British Columbia coastal residents have a pressing need for greater control as to how the federal government decides on approvals for natural resource export. We have seen in recent years, the loss of ...
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Ian Reid

Ian Reid has worked in the political world, for progressive change, at the municipal, provincial, federal and international level for over 30 years. He is not the Conservative Party fundraiser of the ...