Guinness Guinness Storehouse gates painted in Pride colorsirishcentral.com - Shane O'Brien This is the first time that the renowned gates will be any other color than blue or black.
Play buttonEuropean Union Europeans used to ignore their parliament. Not any longerThe Guardian - Caroline de GruyterI’ll never forget my first visit to the European parliament, in 1986. I was a student from the Netherlands. MEPs from 12 member states were discussing a report on broadcasting policy – thick as a brick,
Environment Cyprus begins lionfish cull to tackle threat to Mediterranean ecosystemThe Guardian - Helena Smith in NicosiaCyprus has held its first organised cull of lionfish after numbers of the invasive species have proliferated in recent years, threatening the Mediterranean ecosystem and posing a venomous danger to humans.
Nicola Sturgeon Scottish government publishes independence referendum billThe Guardian - Libby Brooks Scotland correspondentLegislation to enable a second referendum on independence has been published by the Scottish government, as Nicola Sturgeon said another vote before 2021 would give Scotland “the opportunity to choose
Hells Angels Hells Angels banned by Dutch court in biker gang crackdownThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in The HagueDutch judges have banned the biker club Hells Angels and ordered all its chapters to close in the Netherlands as authorities pursue a clampdown on outlaw motorcycle gangs. The country-wide ban is a first
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia is close to the edge. We need Europe’s helpThe Guardian - Aleksandar BrezarIn the opening scenes of Danis Tanović’s Oscar-winning film No Man’s Land, set in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, a soldier in the Bosnian army reads the newspaper in a trench. Worriedly, he exclaims: at
Andrew Scheer Andrew Scheer has an Ontario problem - and it could be Doug Fordcbc.ca - Eric Grenier Andrew Scheer's Conservative Party is struggling to make inroads in Ontario, the battleground province that's likely to decide October's federal …
Former Belgian king undergoes paternity testDW News - DW English Albert II has provided a DNA sample. Following allegations of an extramarital affair, he has denied being the father of Delphine Boel. The former King …
Moldova Transnistria: Russia's satellite state an open wound in Eastern EuropeDW News - Cristian Stefanescu Less than 200 kilometers separate Transnistria from the European Union's eastern frontier, on the Romanian border. Yet the tiny sliver of disputed …
Travel A local’s guide to Portland, Oregon: 10 top tipsThe Guardian - Rosemary BehanDivision Street divides Portland in half, and a portion of the eastern section in the Richmond neighbourhood is buzzing with great affordable eateries including Aviv, a plant-based Israeli restaurant boureka
The Theatre Edinburgh international children’s festival review – tricks of the lightThe Guardian - Mark FisherThere’s an extraordinary moment in the middle of Andy Packer’s staging of Emil and the Detectives. It’s the point in Erich Kästner’s 1929 novella, adapted here by Nicki Bloom, in which Emil’s posse of
Literature Treatment of Northern Irish journalists likened to police state, court hearsThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorThe arrest of two Northern Irish journalists after they embarrassed authorities by obtaining documents relating to a mass murder “was the kind of operation more associated with a police state than with
SkyTrain 21 huge developments near SkyTrain shaping Metro Vancouver's futuredailyhive.com - Kenneth Chan Much of Metro Vancouver’s future — where residents live, work, and play — will revolve around areas served by SkyTrain stations, where the region is …
Archaeology Kindergarteners Stumbled Across This 5,600-Year-Old Burial Mound. Archaeologists Are Mystified.Live Science - Brandon Specktor Kindergarten: It's a magical place where children learn fun new ways to play together, sing together, and – for some lucky tots in the south of …
North Vancouver, BC Mystery hornet discovered in North Vancouver identifiedglobalnews.ca - By Simon Little International researchers have solved a many-legged mystery discovered in North Vancouver earlier this month. Valerie Greer told Global News her …
B.C. becomes first province to force change to 'biosimilar' drugsvancouversun.com - Pamela Fayerman Updated: May 27, 2019 More than 20,000 patients with chronic diseases including diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis will have six months to switch to less expensive copycat …
Rare all-white panda caught on camera for the first time ever in Chinese nature reservevancouversun.com - The Associated Press Updated: May 28, 2019 BEIJING — A rare all-white giant panda has been photographed for the first time, according to a nature reserve in southwestern China. Wolong National …
Demand for Vancouver hotel rooms is outpacing supplyvancouversun.com - Evan Duggan Updated: May 28, 2019 Metro Vancouver needs another three to four thousand additional hotel rooms for the market to be able to keep up with overall tourism demand over the …
Protection of rental properties key part of Burnaby's new housing policyvancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: May 28, 2019 BURNABY — A Metro Vancouver city council has unanimously approved a new approach to rental housing that could make it a leader in protecting and …
Burnaby approves more study into SFU gondolavancouversun.com - Tiffany Crawford Updated: May 28, 2019 SFU students could be one step closer to taking the skyway to school. Burnaby city council voted Monday to support TransLink’s study of a gondola to …
Bard on the Beach 2019: 5 things to know about The Taming of the Shrewvancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn Updated: May 28, 2019 In 2007 for Bard on the Beach Miles Potter staged a version of the Taming of the Shrew set in the mythic Wild West. This Spaghetti-Western take on …
Bard on the Beach 2019: Vancouver's annual Shakespeare festival turns 30vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn Updated: May 28, 2019 Bard on the Beach turns 30 this year. It’s a milestone that many arts organizations and festivals never reach. Yet the annual Shakespeare festival …
B.C. post-secondary schools at risk of money laundering: ministervancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: May 28, 2019 Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia have been asked to no longer accept large cash payments from students registering for classes and …
Bulk of federal clean-energy investments go to remote Haida Gwaiivancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: May 28, 2019 The federal government has announced over $15 million in funding for clean energy projects, with most of the money going to the remote B.C. island of …
Feds announce $1 million for Pride Vancouver to encourage LGBTQ2+ tourismvancouversun.com - Zak Vescera Updated: May 28, 2019 Organizers say new federal funding will make this summer’s Pride festivities better than ever — and cement Vancouver’s role as a leading LGBTQ2+ …
Travel Chernobyl: the wildlife haven created when people leftThe Guardian - Tom AllanIt is 5.30am in southern Belarus. A pink moon hangs over flat fields tinged with frost, and as we arrive at the checkpoint on the edge of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, five hours’ drive south of the capital,
Ukraine Zelenskiy laughing all the way to PrivatBankDW News - Jo Harper Even before Ukraine's new president has his feet under the table, there are questions about what he will be able to achieve. Many now want to know if …
Kosovo UN staff caught up in Kosovo police anti-smuggling sweepbbc.co.uk The UN mission in Kosovo (Unmik) has demanded the "immediate release" of two members held during a police raid on suspected organised crime gangs.
Aboriginal Canadians Whistleblower gagged as allegations against Nisga'a government spark investigationcbc.ca - Jason Proctor The Nisga'a Nation plans to appoint an independent investigator to look into allegations of wrongdoing raised by an employee accused of photographing …
News (Scotland) Tory Brexiteers are driving Scotland towards independence – Keith Brownscotsman.com - Keith Brown If the UK descends into the chaos of an extreme Brexit, more and more people in Scotland will conclude that independence is the best way forward, …
