How a Commercial Drive liquor store's minor rule on single beer sales fails in its mission and discriminates against the poor

Pack mentality
A trip to the government liquor store is something of a Canadian rite of passage. Every province, even Alberta, has a public agency charged with supplying booze to the citizenry.
 

Special prosecutor on Mayencourt's case
A special prosecutor has requested the Vancouver police conduct a further investigation into Vancouver-Burrard Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt's alleged altercation with a panhandler.
 

Too many chiefs not enough civilians
A high-ranking judge who conducted a review of policing in B.C. in the 1990s says a police board set up to oversee SkyTrain constables should include civilians.
 

Streetcar plan on track
Downtown Vancouver streets could soon resemble those of Toronto with residents hopping on and off modern and environmentally efficient streetcars.
 

Homeless man banged up in hit and run
A West Side resident is looking for witnesses to a hit and run near UBC Saturday afternoon in which a homeless man was struck by a car.
 

PACs accept money with mixed feelings
When Catherine Evans opened her mail Monday, she received a letter from the provincial government telling her it had deposited $25,000 in her Point Grey high school parent group account.
 

No Pride in plaza
West End resident Robert Kaiser, also known as drag queen Joan-E, was overjoyed when he learned the city's annual Pride Parade will continue along its traditional route.
 

NDP opts for youth against Hansen
Jarrah Hodge wants to become a member of an exclusive club this May. The 19-year-old New Democrat is campaigning for the Vancouver-Quilchena seat in B.C.'s legislature.
 

VSB looking for creative solutions to space problems near university
Development is exploding around UBC but that's not true of the space available for prospective students at nearby schools.
 

Good time, good food, good cause
Coast Restaurant in Yaletown has cooked up a tasty and educational way to raise money for the B.C. Ability Centre-it's holding cooking demonstrations.
 

Price of peace a toonie
A member of the city's peace and justice committee wants Vancouverites to donate a toonie to help raise money for the World Peace Forum planned for Vancouver in June 2006.