VANCOUVER — British Columbia's privacy and children's watchdogs are urging the province to make cyberbullying education a mandatory part of the school curriculum ...

One week after the death of Ashlie Gough, 23, at Occupy Vancouver, her family has confirmed to the Vancouver Observer that she died of a heroin overdose, but said they find some media and politician ...

What would you do if your grandfather was Enrico Fermi, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and a key architect of the atomic bomb? And your grandmother was Laura Fermi, an ...

Each Remembrance Day, I'm sure to put forth that there is significant importance in documenting the stories from those affected by war---from veterans and dodgers to widowers and pacifists. By ...

Is it worth going to court to protect the air we breathe? Speaking last week at the Royal Geographical Society in London, James Thornton, CEO of Client Earth, described his legal NGO’s lawsuit against ...

Hastings Street reverberated with the voices of First Nations today, as they walked to commemorate First Nations war efforts at the memorial in Victory Square. An estimated 4,000 Aboriginal soldiers ...

Escape to Vancouver Island's magical coast. The Vancouver Observer is running a contest for Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia, winner of TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers' Choice ...

2011 Vancouver Municipal Election: Incumbent mayor Gregor Robertson is heading into the upcoming election with a sizeable lead in the polls. But that doesn’t mean he’s home free. Like his main ...

Spotify has given us the ultimate Valentine's Day playlists. The following musical collections contain soulful heavyweights, a few retro gems, and one or two sappy-sweet classics. My interview with ...

The recent shooting death at Seventh and Ash on Sunday has shaken the area of Fairview Slopes. The victim, 29-year-old Axel Curtis, was a member of the United Nations gang. Many residents of the area ...

With summer long gone, the expectation of a long rainy fall was on everyone's mind, but October ended up being pretty great. There were periods of sunny, warm weather, but this October will probably ...

Canada has been turned upside down in recent weeks. From the attacks in Ottawa to the sex allegations against CBC’s top cultural broadcaster, it’s been a shock to what many considered a relatively ...