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Harper Godwinned himself
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, tried to slap down the NDP by claiming that they opposed Canada’s entry into the Second World War to fight Hitler. Two immediate problems with this: first, as...
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Prince Charles, Camilla to tour Canada on your dollar
The Conservative government will be axing $5.2 billion from the federal budget over the course of the next few years. It’s expected that at least 12,000 public servants will lose their jobs in the...
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Leading small business lobby group urges federal government to come clean on...
OTTAWA — Canada’s leading voice for small businesses is calling on the Conservative government to come clean on planned changes to the employment insurance system to help ease some of the “mass...
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We are family
In past years, members of K&K have spent the second Monday in February either curled up in the fetal position waiting for our bruised slats to heal or sitting at our desk at the Courier pretending...
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Federal ethics commissioner warns MPs about accepting and reporting gifts
The federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has delivered a warning to members of Parliament regarding their acceptance of gifts and how they’re declared. In two new reports, Mary Dawson...
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New Conservative attack ads target Mulcair and NDP economic policies
On the heels of a new poll that found the NDP leading the Tories in popularity, the Conservative party has launched new Internet attack ads against Tom Mulcair, trying to paint the NDP leader and his...
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Alberta Conservative MP criticizes his government for spending on limousines...
Another Conservative MP has come out criticizing his own government for some of its policies and/or behaviour of ministers in recent months, arguing the cabinet’s limousine service “represents one of...
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Bitchy Brazeau
Politicians and journalists have long had a scrappy relationship but Senator Patrick Brazeau—last seen in the public eye being pummeled by reedy Parliamentarian sex symbol Justin Trudeau—took it to a...
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Family drinking game
The lushes at K&K have come up with a new drinking game. From now until the provincial election on May 14, 2013, we’re going to drink a shot of Baja Rosa every time Premier Christy Clark or someone...
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The Clark expedition
For many of us, fall is a time of new beginnings, rebirth and sewing our mustard-stained cargo shorts into an autumn quilt. We especially look forward to the fall session of the provincial legislature,...
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Justin time
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives have unearthed a lot of dirt on Justin Trudeau since he became leader of the federal Liberal party. Almost immediately, the Conservatives began...
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Down with dialoguing
Like Jason Priestley’s love of Tim Hortons, it’s no secret we hold strong feelings towards city councillor Andrea Reimer. So we read two Courier stories where she’s quoted recently with a sense of...
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We’re number one…. again!
It’s been said that competition brings out the best and worst in a person, and for British Columbia it’s no different. For the past decade, B.C. has beaten out all other provinces and enjoyed the...
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Mayor Gregor Robertson’s four stages of Kitsilano “bro-ness”
There’s been a lot of fuss made about Mayor Gregor Robertson selling his Douglas Park digs for a cool $1.95 million and moving west to Kitsilano. Some have pointed out the staggering price tag further...
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Visioning process
On Monday night, after much debate, consultation, studies, press releases and hot-aired letters to the editor, Vancouver city council finally approved its $6-million bikeway project, which includes a...
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World leaders head to Saudi Arabia to pay tribute to late King Abdullah (with...
By Abdullah Al-Shihri And Aya Batrawy RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — World leaders and top dignitaries began arriving in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to give their condolences following the death of King Abdullah,...
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Tensions emerge between Iraq, US-led coalition in battle against Islamic...
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra And Vivian Salama BAGHDAD — Iraqi commanders heavily dependent on outside support to defeat the Islamic State group are increasingly voicing frustration over the U.S.-led...
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Rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city of Mariupol
By Peter Leonard KIEV, Ukraine — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities...
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Obama says terror group committed brutal murder of Japanese hostage
By Julie Pace RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls “the brutal murder” of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group. Obama’s statement doesn’t say how the...
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Canadian man pleads not guilty to aiding suicide attack that killed US soldiers
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Canadian man pleaded not guilty Saturday to U.S. charges that he sent money and provided other long-distance support to Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a 2009 suicide...
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