AltWeeklies Wire
Tax Credits Battle Over Bill C-10 Continuesnew
Bill C-10 would grant Heritage Canada officials authority to deny tax credits to filmmakers on the basis of gratuitous violence and sexually explicit content.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
03-07-2008 |
Movies
Healthy Obsessionnew
Research shows that physical activity reduces the chances of heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
01-04-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Canadian Troops Set for Lengthy Stay in Afghanistannew
The minority Conservative government has stated that Canadian troops should remain until 2011.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-22-2007 |
War
No Vacancy in Vancouvernew
The city is bedeviled by rising rents and low vacancy rates, which take a disproportionate toll on young people.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith and Carlito Pablo |
10-15-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Two Faces of Premier Gordon Campbellnew
The British Columbian premier warmly greeted Al Gore and David Suzuki, but does that mean Gordon Campbell is really going green?
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
U.S. Soldier Refuses to Kill, Takes Refuge in Canadanew
Brad McCall, a U.S. army private, is living in exile in Vancouver because he doesn't want to commit war crimes in Iraq.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-09-2007 |
War
Metro Vancouver Downplays Location-efficient Mortgagesnew
Despite the gravity of the issue, Metro Vancouver has not aggressively advanced one potential solution for working families who don't own motor vehicles: location-efficient mortgages, otherwise known as transportation-based mortgages.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
08-24-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tipping Point for Hybrids?new
Citizens are finally demanding electricity-powered cars -- many years after David Suzuki bought Canada's first hybrid.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
08-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation, hybrids
John Graham Says Native Chiefs Under FBI Spellnew
He hopes the Supreme Court of Canada stops his extradition to the U.S. on first-degree murder charges.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mothers Under Siegenew
Some say the B.C. government has violated the human rights of single moms with its punitive social policies.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
06-08-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The New Diabetes Epidemicnew
The growing number of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes cases is creating big challenges for families, governments, and society.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
05-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bush Beats the Rap...for Nownew
A Vancouver Provincial Court judge ordered a Georgia Straight reporter and other observers out of his courtroom on Dec. 6 prior to cancelling torture-related criminal charges against U.S. President George W. Bush.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
12-14-2004 |
Politics
George Bush Charged in Vancouver Provincial Courtnew
On Nov. 30, a Vancouver lawyer charged President George W. Bush with seven counts of counseling, aiding, and abetting the commission of torture in connection with the actions of U.S. armed forces at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and at a U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
12-14-2004 |
Politics
