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Tea & Two Slices: On NPA Hacks And Police Tanks (But No Tanks)

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by Sean Orr | Leaks, Traps and Politics Gone Awry. *sigh* I hate to give so much attention to…that’s right…NPA hacks, but The Dependent has weighed in on the hit list controversy…

Vancouver Police Unveil New Armoured Vehicle. Tanks, but no tanks.

If a tank is the last thing this city needs, then Fox News North is The absolute last thing this country needs. As published by our pinko, commie, nationalised, public broadcaster the CBC!

British Olympian Still Resents Canadian Antics at Vancouver 2010. At exactly what point exactly did we turn into a nation of assholes?

PNE Vandalized with Agit-Prop! “As it celebrates its hundred years of ritual circuses, we remember with rage, its existence as a concentration camp”. Oh, nevermind. We’ve been assholes for a while now

Say “F**ck You” to Cancer via Facebook or Twitter with New Campaign. I’d rather not. That all sounds pretty silly. But maybe my dear readers would like to say fuck you to cancer.

Lucky’s Vancouver Section. Local interest!

Decade of New Forms.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.