August 4, 2016
by Andrew Bates
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It was tough, tight and nerve-wracking on the pitch, but a 2-0 shutout on the scoresheet that puts Canada in a power position in Group F. The current incarnation of the Canadian women’s soccer team has been empowered by the … Continue reading
April 7, 2015
by Andrew Bates
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The premier has changed, the opposition party has lost more than half its MLAs, a new budget has changed the province’s taxation structure and voters haven’t weighed in on any of it. I can’t think of better reasons for an … Continue reading
May 18, 2014
by Andrew Bates
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After months of speculation, we’re finally out of the starting gates of the Fort McMurray-Athabasca by-election. This behemoth of a campaign (at seven weeks, it’s more than two weeks longer than the 2011 general election) will be taxing for the … Continue reading
July 24, 2013
by Andrew Bates
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I wrote a profile for the Today today on new federal Minister of Labour and the Status of Women, Kellie Leitch. Most of the phone conversation was about the 42-year old Ontario MP’s life and experience growing up in Fort … Continue reading
July 17, 2013
by Andrew Bates
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Fort McMurray has undergone crazy amounts of growth in the last 20 years, ballooning from a population of 36,124 in the 1996 census to 65,565 in the 2011 census. That’s if you don’t count the 39,271 that the municipality says … Continue reading
July 7, 2013
by Andrew Bates
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In the final of the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, Andy Murray refused David Ferrer a calf rub. This is important because it shows how Murray was able to beat the best fighter in tennis in the Gentleman’s Final at … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
by Andrew Bates
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After Vancouver West-End candidate Ron Herbert got turfed for a tweet where he used the phrase “Gag me with a spoon, bitch” in regards to Premier Christy Clark, he decided to continue to run as an independent, calling himself an … Continue reading
May 14, 2013
by Andrew Bates
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It’s now election day, and all the politicos are buzzing on Twitter — including the ones that shouldn’t. Liberal candidate Scott Harrison and Spencer Chandra Herbert have been updating their Twitter and Facebook accounts today, in contravention of Elections BC … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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The initial reaction from the punters was disbelief that Ronaldo didn’t get to kick in the shootout: slotted as the fifth taker, he was ruled out after poor Bruno Alves hit the crossbar. Shouldn’t they have tried to jiggle the lineup and get him in earlier? Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Andrew Bates
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You know, you can make fun of people that are all “corporations are bad” all the time: it’s a position that lacks nuance and the ability to sift the actual bad things from the other stuff that happens. And then your hometown renames itself after an airline.
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