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Enbridge Pushes Oil Tanker Safety Strategy (in News)

Kitimat critics unconvinced by double hulls, super-tugs and fast response spill promises.

Don't Write about Me Just Because I'm Disabled (in Mediacheck)

When reporters can't see past a person's disability, they can miss the real story.

LEED Accused of 'Conspiracy to Monopolize' (in News)

Corporate group says US Green Building Council and eco-certifier FSC keep too much North American timber out of green market.

Bring on Medical Tourism, Says Private Provider (in News)

Locals would have to be able to buy their way to front of queue, too, says private clinic director.

What's Canada's New Mission in Afghanistan? (in Opinion)

And why aren't our politicians talking about it?

Wood War Sprawls to IRS, Fortune 500 (in News)

Can an industry-created nonprofit meet test for a public-interest charity?

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Queen of North Captain's Firing Justified: WorkSafe BC (in News)

On day criminal charges are laid against officer, doomed ferry's captain loses chance to keep his job.

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In Search of 'Communist' Vietnam (in Opinion)

Notes from a quick, guided visit to Saigon, er, Ho Chi Minh City.

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Why Car Dealers Love the Latest BC Budget (in Opinion)

Arts, disabled groups got run over, but not auto dealers, who got tax policies they wanted after giving BC Liberals $500,000.

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Amazon, Friend to Canadian Authors? (in Mediacheck)

Online bookseller restrictions are about limiting competition, not enhancing culture.

BC Eco Group's Trade Complaint Targets US Wood Certifier (in News)

ForestEthics charges that SFI's 'vague' standards mislead consumers.

Israel's Apartheid

By Murray Dobbin - 8 March 2010

...[T]here is absolutely no doubt that the system of separation of Arabs and Jews can be compared with the apartheid system in South Africa. Indeed, many experts on how the apartheid system was run claim that Israel's system of hafrada, or separation, is far more brutal and deliberately humiliating than anything devised by the racist regimes of Pretoria.

Future of 'Green' Wood Hangs on US Decision (in News)

New LEED rules poised to remake market for environmental forest products, Canadian timber.

Go Ahead, Play with Your Food (in Life)

Whether inventing jewelry from fruit or art from gum, 'Maker Culture' is finding new ways to satisfy the hunger for creativity.

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Operatic Thugs: 'Nixon in China' (in Arts and Culture)

Vancouver Opera's risky production pays off powerfully. Take it from a punk rocker.