Commentary

Employment competition in the new job market will increasingly pit humans against robots, and the smart money is riding on the latter, because humans are shaping up to be no match for machines when it comes to entry-level employment opportunities.

If the world is truly sane, Amy Nugent and Jesse McKee are two Vancouverites the city ought not alienate: energetic, artistic, creative, committed cultural champions, in many ways the faces of the new and vibrant arts community.

Brexit negotiations Brexit negotiations are underway. The first of the monthly rounds took place in June and July; the next is due at the end of August. Focus has been on the rights of U.K. citizens in the European Union and EU citizens in the U.K.

The energy industry loves its acronyms. It’s only partially a joke that if you don’t hear a new acronym by 10 a.m., make one up and get it into circulation before lunch. But there’s an important new acronym: CRIN (Clean Resource Innovation Network).

For the most part, the Port of Vancouver’s (PoV) mid-year shipping news is good. It reported an overall 4% increase in cargo handled for the first six months of this year versus 2016.

John Horgan has set sail on a trip. Naturally, he wants to be the skipper of The Love Boat, not Gilligan’s Island, so the seaborne message is clear: don’t rock the ship; tack but don’t sink.

Insights West had the opportunity to ask drivers in British Columbia about what they see and do on the road as part of a comprehensive research project commissioned by the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia (ICBC).

B.C. non-profit societies should take care: there is a new court challenge available to their members.

Transparency and the City of Vancouver are distant cousins, if that. Even the most sophisticated recreational genomic tests might not prove the relationship.

BC’s housing affordability conversation needs more voices if the province is to find a viable long-term solution to runaway real estate costs.