Vancouver Sword Murder.. Heinous Hit And Run.. Furlong's 'Public Lynching'

January 24, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Sword Used In Vancouver Murder A 19-year-old Vancouver man has died of "severe" sword injuries in the city's first homicide of the year. Continue reading... Will B.C. Teachers Take A 10-Year Deal? HEINOUS: Driver Hits Wheelchair User, Then Flees Foreskin Protest To Greet Oprah In Vancouver Sonni Pacheco, Canadian Model, Mother Of Jeremy Renner's Baby: Reports (PHOTOS) Ashley Diana Morris, New Guess Model, Is From Vancouver (PHOTOS) Vancouver Housing Affordability 2nd Worst In World: Demographia Vancouver Elgin Street Murder: Victim Died Of Sword Injuries Sonni Pacheco, Canadian Model, Mother Of Jeremy Renner's Baby: Reports (PHOTOS) Yellowface In 'Cloud Atlas' Continues Hollywood Tradition of Racism Dolphins, Rainbow Captivate Horseshoe Bay Boaters (VIDEO) Sonni Pacheco, Canadian Model, Mother Of Jeremy Renner's Baby: Reports (PHOTOS) WILL LIN Vancouver Housing Bubble: Why Chinese Investors Will Return While China's policy change has impacted investors' cash flow in the short term, it hasn't curbed their enthusiasm for Vancouver real estate. The sudden rise and fall in real estate prices that we're seeing now in China, as well as fluctuations in the overall economy, mean that people view investing there as no less risky than placing bets on a baccarat table. For many Chinese investors, parking money in Vancouver feels as safe as investing in treasury bills. Continue reading... SHACHI KURL Times Of India Film Awards: B.C.'s Political Bollywood Brawl Timing is everything in B.C. politics. And wouldn't you know, it's also the essence of thousands of Bollywood films. A chance meeting that develops into forbidden love? Bollywood. The moment the evil uncle clunks granny on the head and makes off with the family fortune, leaving the heroine a pauper? Bollywood. But who thought India's prolific Hindi film industry would be at the centre of a dramatic saga of its own, playing out on location over the next five months across British Columbia's political soundstage? Continue reading... DANIEL D. VENIEZ The Public Lynching of John Furlong Isn't in the Public Interest I don't know John Furlong. What I do know is that once again, without knowing the facts, the character and hard-won reputation of a human being is being ripped to pieces and likely irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, it is treated as bombshell "news," and reported as such. Even worse, journalists pretend -- or at least may have convinced themselves -- that repeating them is somehow in the "public interest." What is happening to Furlong is a nothing less than a public lynching. Continue reading... DERMOD_TRAVIS Mortgaging B.C. One Deal At A Time Legislative oversight is fundamental to good government. And with less and less of it, the government does more and more by decree. B.C. isn't well-served by that. In 2012, the B.C. legislature sat for 47 days. Among its numerous legislative duties: to debate and approve a $44-billion budget. Forty-seven days is simply insufficient to do that and everything else well. Continue reading... PATRICK BRAZEAU You Can Call Me An Asshole, But Don't Punish Aboriginals Who Question If Aboriginal Canadians question Chief Spence, ask questions about Idle No More, or expresses contrary opinions, they will find themselves targeted and marginalized. While I am untroubled by personal attacks, I am very concerned for those Aboriginal Canadians who live in fear of speaking out. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.