A growing number of activists, parents and doctors believe male circumcision is unhealthy and barbaric. Photo by Dan Toulgoet

The unkindest cut
When choosing a cause, activist James Loewen didn't take the easy route. Not for this man the company of earnest environmentalists, vegetarians or tree huggers; his is an altogether more lonely existence.
 

English Ivy invasion puts Stanley Park plants in peril
English Ivy may sound pretty, but it's killing Stanley Park. More than a third of the park's 600 acres has been taken over by the predatory ivy, an invasive species that's suffocating the park's native plant life.
 

Undercover cop gets eyeful at American
An undercover Vancouver police officer sitting inside the American Hotel on Main Street, near the Main Street SkyTrain station, said he watched stolen goods sold openly at a table of a dozen people.
 

Veteran mean streets cop calling it a career
A few years ago, longtime Downtown Eastside cop Ken Frail thought he'd reached the burnout point.
 

Off-leash hours on the agenda
A False Creek woman opposed to extending off-leash dog hours at Vanier Park is thrilled at a compromise offered by the parks board.
 

Yacht club putting out welcome mat on water
Vancouver's reputation as an unfriendly moorage for visiting boaters will be alleviated thanks to a welcome centre opened by the city and False Creek Yacht Club.
 

Planners look to East Side as model for density plan
City planners hope to pave the way for affordable townhouse, rowhouse and coach house developments throughout several blocks around the intersection of Kingsway and Knight.