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On Accidental Pagan Fire Rituals And Crucifying Bad Taste Over Easter

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by Sean Orr | Remedial math: Mulcair Promises Proportional Representation If NDP Wins Next Election. He’ll need it most before the election…

Glaciers behaving badly: Skiing, salmon spawning may be casualties of glacial melt: report. “I thought that we might not even have a possibility of a good result, even if we behaved really nicely,” he said. “But this suggests there is a reward for good behaviour.” Note the VIA Rail ad running with the story depicting a train going through the Rockies with the tagline: “Spend some quality time with our country.” Yeah, like before it’s fucking gone.

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In more sports news: Eagle practices soccer at North Vancouver field. “The bird then seemingly lost interest in the object and flew away from the field. It did not fly off with the ball…” Thanks for that, journalism VancityBuzz.

Thank Judas, it’s Friday! BC Premier’s Good Friday message sparks criticism. Behold, a tweeted theological lecture on hard work and sacrifice from a leader whose government has sat for the least number of days in parliament. Heckuva job.

More bad taste: celebrating the work of a convicted pedophile: Rolf Harris tweet deleted from B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s Twitter feed. Because, er…Families First?

Even more bad taste: Mamie Taylor’s slammed for putting up a tone deaf chalkboard sign for Easter.

Another day, another article about real estate: Fresh warning bells sounded over Vancouver’s hot housing market. Since it’s Easter, thank you God for Expo86, the 2010 Olympics, capitalism, et cetera.

And you thought Easter was weird: Pagan fire ritual gone wrong killed Kamloops woman, says husband. Yeah? Perhaps it went exactly to plan.

Bonus: Bun Hunt.

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.