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Iran bans Reuters after ninja assassin headline error
Iran revoked the press cards of 11 local Reuters staff members after a video report by the news agency claimed the country was training female ninja assassins. The suspension of news gathering...
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Vancouver publisher changing ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
A Vancouver publisher has decided to censor a passage from a nearly two-centuries-old children’s holiday classic. The next edition of the book ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas will omit the line “The...
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Russian TV flips the backup plan switch during opening ceremony gaffe
Russian state television Friday quickly switched to rehearsal footage after one of five snowflakes failed to morph into an Olympic ring and burst into fireworks during a key segment of the opening...
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Cyberwarfare expert cancels Vancouver talk over fear of revealing critical...
An eminent French cyberwarfare specialist scheduled to present a talk entitled Hacking 9/11 at a Vancouver conference has withdrawn his presentation over fears the information could be used by...
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Letters: Censorship, VPL, Dr. Seuss, child support, NDP, Michael Sam, NFL
Dr. Seuss is the least of kids’ worries I can understand some parents objecting to books that contain outdated and culturally offensive images and ideas being shared with children at the Vancouver...
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Russia creating a “more detailed and reliable” version of Wikipedia
Calling the Internet a “CIA special project”, Russia’s Kremlin has announced plans to develop its own version of Wikipedia to more accurately reflect the truth about life in their country. Once...
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Battle of the books turns into war of the words among authors
The annual Canada Reads competition is often referred to as a battle of the books, but a real life war of words has broken out among writers because of this year’s contest. The contenders for the 2015...
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Letters: Drones, Rudy Park, censorship, chief’s salary, terrorism, Stephen...
Aerial drones should be registered to improve behaviour To address invasion of privacy by irresponsible aerial drone operators, I can the need for mandatory registration numbers to be put on the...
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Censored by pit bull bullies
I received a call last week from the owner of a media company that’s been publishing my column for almost four years. He claimed my recent article “Pit bull propaganda is deadly” had caused such a...
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Letters: Trump hotel, censorship, Gregor Robertson, Bob Plecas, social...
Mayor’s support of Trump censorship should worry citizens Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s comments that U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s hateful positions have no place in this city should...
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Letters: Pickup artist, Daryush Valizadeh, gas charges, house prices, foreign...
Freedom means having to put up with despicable people As despicable as they may be, the “meetups” organized by self-proclaimed “pickup artist” Daryush Valizadeh, aka Roosh V, of like-minded individuals...
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