Icy winter in Vancouver
The cold snap…allowed for the precipitation from one or two snowfalls to linger the whole month.
Safe drug sites may be coming to Surrey
“It’s definitely a necessity to have safe injection sites. We need them.”
New Westminster’s beloved Queen’s Park Arenex beyond repair
Arenex staff had heard ‘cracking sounds’ four hours before the collapse.
Pick up a pass, any pass
According to Parks Canada, over 900,000 Canadians have signed up to receive the pass.
Vancouver cannabis industry booming despite pushback
Under the June 2016 bylaws, most dispensaries in the city should have closed.
Fresh perspectives on the familiar
“That’s what really inspires me, to have the viewer’s eyes dart around the canvas and really feel that sense of movement.”
The darker side of ‘Uptown Funk’
Ronson and Mars are singing about going to the biggest cocaine centres of America in the ’70s and slinging it, making massive amounts of money in the process.
Rocking on the straight edge
Straight edge is a lifestyle abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and many people also link it with vegetarianism and veganism.
A note on history: Mind-altering music of the ’60s
A huge counterculture around LSD arose, especially in the US and the UK, and in this environment psychedelic rock blossomed.
Life: A musical
Damien Chazelle brings a film that pays tribute to the golden age of musicals in the modern era.