Family of Peter de Groot speak out
On October 20, the family of Slocan shooter Peter de Groot spoke out for the first time at a press conference.
Scaring up a storm at Douglas College
The Douglas Students’ Union (DSU), Douglife, and the Office for New Students have organized a week of Halloween activities both on and off campus.
Canada recovers from week of attacks
On the morning of October 22, Hamilton resident Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a lone gunman, approached the National War Memorial at Parliament Hill and killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo.
Home mail delivery coming to an end
Canada Post has begun shifting over to community mailboxes as of October 20. Over the next five years, home delivery of mail via Canada Post is to be obsolete.
‘At least it works!’
Following years of delays on their much-touted automated fare card program, aptly named the “Compass Card”—in conjunction with numerous instances of total system failure in 2014—Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority, TransitLink, announced Monday that they basically just give up.
YouTube Music Video Classics: ‘Problem‘ — Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande is one of the most-talked about singers right now, especially her hit single “Problem” from her new album My Everything. In the song’s music video, Ariana sings and dances, rapper Iggy Azalea does a brief rap and dances with Ariana, and there are various references to the 1960s throughout.
Eastside & down
The Downtown Eastside (DTES) has been in the news a lot, what with the tent city in Oppenheimer Park gradually becoming a thing of the past.