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Chad Skelton
Chad Skelton

The news, brought to you by robots

Earlier this month, I attended the big NICAR data journalism conference in Baltimore and I came back...

Mar 19, 2014 Vancouver Sun » News
 
Kim Bolan
Kim Bolan

Two Surrey residents facing charges after Langley shooting

Two Surrey residents are facing a series of charges in connection with Sunday’s attempted robbery...

Mar 19, 2014 Vancouver Sun » News
 
 

POLITICS

 
Jeff Lee
Jeff Lee

We can now shoot feral pigs in B.C. Oh, BTW, TED’s in town.

I know you won’t believe this, but I have to tell you that as I sit at the TED conference in Vancouver...

Mar 20, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Politics
 
Jeff Lee
Jeff Lee

TED Fellows and some ideas they shared Monday

Someone the other day likened trying to cover TED, the technology, entertainment and design conference...

Mar 18, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Politics
 
 

BUSINESS

 
Jessica Barrett
Jessica Barrett

Work In Progress: Will income inequality lead to the collapse of civilization? A NASA-funded study says probably

A few weeks ago I sat in on a group of economists mulling over the causes of the growing gap between...

Mar 19, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Business
 
Jessica Barrett
Jessica Barrett

Work In Progress: Millennial anxiety reaches across generations

When I first conceived of my year-long project on the working world for the Calgary Herald’s Michelle...

Mar 13, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Business
 

Health

 
Pamela Fayerman
Pamela Fayerman

Dr. Brian Day vs. the BC government and anti-privatization foes: legal case twists, turns

BY PAMELA FAYERMAN One plaintiff died. The presiding judge changed. The law firm representing those ...

Mar 10, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Health
 
Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun
Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun

Upside-down dog and other cool tricks

Talk about a head rush. That’s what aerial yoga felt like for me. Well, after the sea sickness wore ...

Mar 09, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Health
 
 
 

OPINION

 
Daphne Bramham
Daphne Bramham

Utah AG investigates statements made by Winston Blackmore

Canadian fundamentalist Mormon leader Winston Blackmore admitted under oath late last month in Utah ...

Mar 18, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Opinion
 
Daphne Bramham
Daphne Bramham

Trinity Western U’s law school future debated

Close to 300 submissions have been received by the B.C. Law Society in advance of its April 11 meeting...

Mar 07, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Opinion
 

SPORTS

 
elliottpap
elliottpap

Torts talk: ‘If they deem my decisions wrong, they’ll show me the door’

Canucks head coach John Tortorella appeared on the franchise’s flagship radio station’s ...

Mar 21, 2014 11:55 AM Vancouver Sun » Sports
 
elliottpap
elliottpap

Best of Torts following the Canucks’ 2-0 win over Nashville

ON THE GAME ITSELF: “Nashville were in a back-to-back and we were three games in four nights and coming...

Mar 20, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Sports
 

ENTERTAINMENT

 
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin

Itee Pootoogook: innovative Nunavut artist dead at 63

Itee Pootoogook, a leading Inuit artist, has died at the age of 63. “This is a huge loss to Canada,” ...

Mar 20, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Entertainment
 
Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin

Bjarke Ingels: mastering the rules before breaking or bending them

For years, the unusual shape of the building site in the 1400-block Howe in the shadow of the Granville...

Mar 20, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Entertainment
 

Lifestyles

 
steve whysall
steve whysall

Made for the Shade Collection: Photo gallery

MADE FOR THE SHADE Package: Eight bare roots Type: Shade-loving herbaceous perennials. Names: Brunnera...

Mar 21, 2014 3:22 PM Vancouver Sun » Life
 
steve whysall
steve whysall

Bee and Butterfly Collection: Photo gallery

BEES AND BUTTERFLIES Package: 28 bare roots plants Type: Sun-loving herbaceous perennials. Names: Aster...

Mar 21, 2014 3:22 PM Vancouver Sun » Life
 

TECHNOLOGY

 
Gillian Shaw
Gillian Shaw

FaceFries: New app by UBC/SFU profs brings sizzle to social media (with video)

Two Vancouver professors are adding some sizzle to social media with FaceFries, a newly released app...

Mar 20, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Technology
 
Gillian Shaw
Gillian Shaw

Google Chromecast comes to Canada, undercuts Roku’s Streaming Stick

Not to be outdone by Roku, Google has announced that its Chromecast HDMI streaming player is now available...

Mar 19, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Technology
 

ENVIRONMENT

 
Larry Pynn
Larry Pynn

BC films on surfing and aboriginal paddle boarding at mountain film festival

If you’re into stand-up paddle boarding or surfing, check out a couple of BC films with fresh ...

Feb 10, 2014 Vancouver Sun » Environment
 
Larry Pynn
Larry Pynn

Tears fall in the Peace River during Site C hearings

Outside, the wind blew and the snow fell. But inside, tears flowed as a Joint Review Panel considering...

Dec 11, 2013 Vancouver Sun » Environment
 

Food & Wine

 
Mia Stainsby
Mia Stainsby

A Q&A with Craig Stanghetta, designer of unique restaurant interiors

YOU WERE AN ACTOR NOT LONG AGO. HOW DID YOU END UP A SOUGHT-AFTER RESTAURANT DESIGNER? Theatre training...

Mar 21, 2014 1:45 PM Vancouver Sun » Food
 
Mia Stainsby
Mia Stainsby

Review of Tuc Craft Kitchen

Mia Stainsby Vancouver Sun Tuc Craft Kitchen snugs into Gastown with that heritage wabi-sabi — worn ...

Mar 21, 2014 1:37 PM Vancouver Sun » Food
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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