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Faraway food production

By Ben Parfitt

High energy and land costs raise the stakes for B.C. farmers

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Feature Articles | Health Features

3 spas to steam, scrub, soak the sunshine back in

By Carolyn Ali

January feels pretty bleak as the effects of all that holiday indulgence set in. As we struggle to regain our energy, we ask ourselves again why we choose to live in this Noah’s ark of a city.

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Travel Features | Feature Articles

Minimoons may be short, but they sure are sweet

By Carolyn Ali

Hawaii, Bali, Fiji - these are dream honeymoon destinations. But the reality is that you may not have the time and/or money for an exotic vacation. You may be squeezing the wedding in between work weeks. Or maybe you can only sneak away for several days, and are postponing the love fest. Or you simply may want to keep the honeymoon low-key and low-budget, like your nuptials.

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British Columbians we remember: the obituaries of 2007

Muriel Arnason, 81, first woman elected to Langley Township council

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A Christmas story

By Bill Richardson

"My father fucked off the morning I turned five," begins Bill Richardson's take on the Georgia Straight's annual Christmas story. Before the end, we meet the world's dirtiest woman in her double-wide, an angelic chorister whose voice never changes, and a mysterious observer with a Moleskine...

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Gangland recruits: Why Vancouver kids fall prey

By Carlito Pablo

Violent groups embody the capitalist ideal by maximizing profits, but why are many kids attracted to this lifestyle?

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Kinky sex makes for happy people

By Pieta Woolley

Vancouver has become one big sexy experiment, with grownups of all types and preferences getting their freak on.

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Documented proof of Darwin's natural selection

By Terry Glavin

Peter and Rosemary, both from England, met at the University of British Columbia in 1960. They soon married, and both went on to work as professors of evolutionary biology at Princeton University. Now both 71, the Grants are among the most successful and important collaborations in the history of science. The Grants have produced a body of scientific research that is so exhaustive, so exacting and thorough, that many ornithologists fear it will never be replicated. The object of the Grants’ obsessions are Galápagos finches. These are the birds so closely associated with Darwin that they’re commonly called Darwin’s finches.

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Capilano College's president argues Canada needs a federal postsecondary ministry

By Greg Lee

Postsecondary system needs quality control

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Provincial government fails learning-disabled kids

By Jessica Werb

How did the McIntyre family end up in this predicament? The answer lies in recent history. In 2002, the B.C. government "detargeted" $230 million from special education, allowing school districts full discretion on spending. At the same time, the ministry changed its data reporting so that school districts were no longer required to outline expenditures related to high-incidence (relatively frequent) special-education needs. According to the B.C. Teachers' Federation, many school districts stopped providing extra funding for students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia. The consequence, says BCTF first vice-president Susan Lambert, is that "we're just not designating those kids."

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Halloween is gay Holy Grail

By Jamie Lee Hamilton

The straight world could learn something about wild abandon from queer folks.

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The Halloween mayhem/money machine

By Travis Lupick

No need to wait till New Year's: Halloween week is party central at the city's numerous bars and clubs.

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Private police

By Travis Lupick

With the Olympics and growing homelessness, the security industry is thriving, but what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Gimme shelter

By Charlie Smith and Carlito Pablo

Vancouver is bedevilled by rising rents and low vacancy rates, which take a disproportionate toll on young people.

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Gimme shelter

By Charlie Smith and Carlito Pablo

Vancouver is bedevilled by rising rents and low vacancy rates, which take a disproportionate toll on young people.

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Two faces of Gordo

By Charlie Smith

The premier warmly greeted former U.S vice-president Al Gore, but does that mean Gordon Campbell is really going green?

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NDP promises fall fight on run-of-river power

By Matthew Burrows

The B.C. Liberals can expect to field tough questions on run-of-river "green" power projects when the legislature reconvenes for the fall sitting on October 15.

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Electric companies

By Matthew Burrows

Run-of-river independent power projects have gained environmental steam, but are they really the right way to go?

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The oldest profession

By Steve Smysnuik

Sex workers say abolitionist approaches increase danger, but not everyone wants more prostitutes in the neighbourhood.

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Feature Articles | Transportation

Hybrid manufacturers target the mainstream

By Ted Laturnus

When a conservative company like General Motors puts a genuine hybrid-powered sedan on the market, you know these alternate-power vehicles have arrived. Previously aimed at tree huggers and Birkenstock-wearing environmentalists, hybrid cars have gone mainstream and are now available in a range of shapes and sizes, with more on the way. Here's a look at what's on the market.

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Feature Articles | Transportation

Tipping point for hybrids?

By Charlie Smith

Citizens are finally demanding electricity-powered cars—many years after David Suzuki bought Toyota’s first hybrid.

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Premier's sister fights for regional university

By Charlie Smith

Most people don't think of Capilano College as a university. But that could change if a high-profile public-relations campaign persuades Premier Gordon Campbell and Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell to redefine the North Vancouver academic institution. In a strange twist, the premier's only sister, Catherine Vertesi, is involved in the campaign to designate Capilano College a "regional university".

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Now's the time to trade up

By Alexander Varty

Thanks to B.C.'s robust economy–and competition from the Alberta energy boom–there has never been a better time to find entry-level positions in the trades. Employers are so short of staff that they're hiring off the street–as Cheri Bowland found out when, urged on by former roommate April Crockett, she signed on with Whistler-based Alpine West Systems Electrical as an electrician's assistant.

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Feature Articles | Health Features

Hot careers in health

By Charlie Smith

A shortage of health professionals will create big opportunities for the children of the baby boomers.

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A chance to rewrite Canada's history

By Blaine Kyllo

A new video game gives students the opportunity to explore Canadian history as they rewrite it. The History Canada Game ( www.historycanadagame.com ) is being developed by Bitcasters, a Toronto company, with financing from Telefilm Canada and with the support of strategic partnerships with Historica, Canada's National History Society, and 2K Games.

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