CIA confirms rendition flights to Brits

WASHINGTON – CIA Director Michael Hayden acknowledged Thursday that two rendition flights carrying terror suspects refueled on British territory, despite repeated U.S. assurances that none of the secret flights since the [...]

Homeless Hell Hole Below Science World

Vancouver really needs to do something about our homeless problem.  This is no way for people to live.

As downtown development squeezes a rising number of homeless British Columbians into a dwindling number of urban campsites, Vancouver’s homeless are passing their nights in some surprising locations.
Judy Graves has spent the past [...]

Bank robberies on pace to shatter records in Vancouver in 08

I remember being surprised to hear how common bank robberies were in neighborhoods as seemingly crime free as Kitsilano.  It looks like the banks are being hit even harder this year.

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Vancouver police are at a loss to explain the high number of bank robberies in the city so [...]

Polling data likely to show Sullivan numbers ‘in the toilet’

This will put even more pressure on Gregor Robertson to run for mayor.

It’s hard for anyone to get any regular work done as the civic battle continues to heat up. Tonight, the Non-Partisan Association board has to decide whether it is going to green light its sitting politicians, particularly Mayor Sam Sullivan. The board is [...]