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A painful reminder

A painful reminder

The view from Calgary: The Bow Tower, completed just seven years ago for Encana, is now a daily reminder that Canada's greatest energy company decided to leave.
The case against tariffs

The case against tariffs

Matthew Lau: No matter how hard you squint, more expensive goods aren’t better for Canadians.
The last Mayday

The last Mayday

The federal Green Party is looking for a new leader after Elizabeth May stepped down.
The rise of Halloween tourism

The rise of Halloween tourism

What used to be a neighbourhood event now draws trick-or-treaters from across the region seeking a Halloween experience.
The Victim Cult: Cain

The Victim Cult: Cain

The second in a series of excerpts from Orca contributor Mark Milke's groundbreaking new book.
Want good middle-class jobs? Let the resource sector flourish

Want good middle-class jobs? Let the resource sector flourish

Mark Milke: Rising incomes in Canada have been closely tied to one economic sector. Naturally, it’s the one facing implacable opposition.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 43

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 43

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Businesses need to work harder to retain driven staff

Businesses need to work harder to retain driven staff

Millennial employees increasingly want to work someplace they think matters – and also lets them have ‘side gigs.’
The QPees: Will the NDP buy the farm on agriculture changes?

The QPees: Will the NDP buy the farm on agriculture changes?

Celebrating the best and the best of the worst in B.C.’s Question Period - for the week of Oct. 28-31, 2019.
How tech trumped tourism in the Okanagan

How tech trumped tourism in the Okanagan

Kelowna will always rely on visitors from afar - but increasingly, another industry is driving the region.