Each Remembrance Day, I'm sure to put forth that there is significant importance in documenting the stories from those affected by war---from veterans and dodgers to widowers and pacifists. By ...

Hastings Street reverberated with the voices of First Nations today, as they walked to commemorate First Nations war efforts at the memorial in Victory Square. An estimated 4,000 Aboriginal soldiers ...

Is it worth going to court to protect the air we breathe? Speaking last week at the Royal Geographical Society in London, James Thornton, CEO of Client Earth, described his legal NGO’s lawsuit against ...

Acclaimed columnist Chris Hedges was arrested along with 15 other protesters in New York City yesterday, following a rally and “people's trial” outside Goldman Sachs headquarters. Hedges, a ...

Two big Hollywood films occupy the top spots among the newcomers this week. But leave some time for three others too, Fair Game, The Tempest with Christopher Plummer and the French drama, The Father ...

With summer long gone, the expectation of a long rainy fall was on everyone's mind, but October ended up being pretty great. There were periods of sunny, warm weather, but this October will probably ...

Escape to Vancouver Island's magical coast. The Vancouver Observer is running a contest for Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia, winner of TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers' Choice ...

Canada has been turned upside down in recent weeks. From the attacks in Ottawa to the sex allegations against CBC’s top cultural broadcaster, it’s been a shock to what many considered a relatively ...

Today marks the launch of a unique Toronto-based multi-platform news show with an environmental focus. Green Majority TV offers an innovative mix of journalism, education and analysis on environmental ...

There is a lot of spin about the Canada-China investment treaty (or FIPA). Canadians should not be fooled into the deal. They should insist on an independent review of the government’s claims, before ...

Just this morning, BC Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Allison Redford have announced that they have penned a deal to ram a pipeline from Northern Alberta's oil sands fields to the West Coast ...

On a rainy afternoon in October, Jill Winzoski, a 38 year old reporter at The Selkirk Record, walked into her boss' small office and took a deep breath. That morning, Winzoski's editor had told her ...