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Tea & Two Slices: On Immigrants, The PCP Factor And The Fuzz Making Fat Coin

by Sean Orr | The big picture shows immigrants are a good bet. I totally agree (and not just because I’m the son of immigrants), but… “Fraser Institute’s disingenuous study of newcomer costs looks at one small part of a complex phenomenon”. Say what? The Sun tackles the Fraser Institute? Is the honeymoon over?

Sword-wielding man subdued by Vancouver police. Apparently, the police used rubber bullets, a Taser, pepper spray, a high powered water canon, a sonic boom, several starved and teased dogs and a stealth helicopter before switching to live ammo. PCP may have been a factor.

Police officers cashed in on G20 summit. Well, duh. I mean, they staged one of the best riots in Canadian history.

Now, when trying to find parking causes you to reference Talking Heads, there’s an app for that.

Fitting nicely into the dominant narrative of sporting in Vancouver, Vancouver Whitecaps fire head coach Teitur Thordarson with first MLS season only a third gone.

Vancouver’s Largest Waterfight at Stanley Park. Come celebrate our seemingly endless supply of fresh drinking water while millions are affected by drought, pollution, and climate change!

Lord Stanley is clearly biased. May the ghosts of Neely and Perreault finally be exorcised.

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  1. Saw the whole thing downtown with the “sword”. I swear it was a cricket bat.

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.