Ah, Valentine's Day, the fantasy-filled holiday that comes right after we've managed to get ourselves through another year of Christmas and New Year's Eve! Have you ever wondered whose bright idea it ...

British Columbia coastal residents have a pressing need for greater control as to how the federal government decides on approvals for natural resource export. We have seen in recent years, the loss of ...

Two hundred people from four Yinka Dene communities packed a gymnasium in north central B.C. on Friday to give an emotional presentation to the federal government and Enbridge that their alliance ...

This article can now be found in Extract: The Pipeline Wars Vol. 1 Enbridge. Extract contains a year of the Vancouver Observer's powerful reporting on the proposed Enbridge pipeline. Get your copy ...

A key piece of science submitted by Kinder Morgan to the National Energy Board for the pipeline corporation to show its understanding of catastrophic oil spill costs was completely rejected by U.S.

I normally write about unaffordable homes that you can buy, but today let's mix it up: here's a remarkable home that is far less expensive than you may think... but you cannot buy it. I had a chance ...

In the Kispiox Valley 1,000 km north of Vancouver, where “No LNG” lawn signs seem to be everywhere, rancher Gene Allen had strong words for TransCanada pipeline contractors. The crews showed up on the ...

Prominent author J. B. MacKinnon has been arrested on Burnaby Mountain while protesting against the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline. Hands cuffed behind him with plastic, the author was guided into a ...

The good weather is finally here and with it comes the debate about school dress codes. Yup. Some people still think we need policies dictating what kids can and can’t wear to school. The first parent ...

The British Columbia government has bought a former seniors care facility in downtown Victoria and plans to turn it into 140 housing units for the homeless. The purchase comes as the province heads to ...

Building on her extraordinary success as a National Observer columnist, writer Sandy Garossino now joins the publication as Associate Editor. Sandy is a former Crown prosecutor. She has contributed ...

A Vancouver wildlife advocacy group is willing to reward anyone with information that leads to the prosecution of two hunters whose gruesome video of a grizzly bear kill went viral on Facebook earlier ...