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Mystery of the Floating Feet Solved: No Mafia, No Murderers - Not Even Much of a Mystery

In recent years, investigators around Vancouver and Northwest Washington were counting suspected crime by the foot. Nine of them - human feet belonging to seven individuals - came bobbing ashore inside their late owners' sneakers from 2007 through 2011, generating dramatic headlines. In one short st ... More >>

Where to Eat Cheese in Vancouver

​Among the happy overlaps between French and British cultures, which have historically sparred in Canada, is an abiding love of cheese. In the 19th century, the Quebecois fondness for soft, ripened cheeses and the British affection for hard, sharp cheddar inspired the opening of hundreds of ch ... More >>

Shimmering Stars

​Among the happy overlaps between French and British cultures, which have historically sparred in Canada, is an abiding love of cheese. In the 19th century, the Quebecois fondness for soft, ripened cheeses and the British affection for hard, sharp cheddar inspired the opening of hundreds of ch ... More >>

The Clumsy Lovers

​Among the happy overlaps between French and British cultures, which have historically sparred in Canada, is an abiding love of cheese. In the 19th century, the Quebecois fondness for soft, ripened cheeses and the British affection for hard, sharp cheddar inspired the opening of hundreds of ch ... More >>

Is Khingz's New, Emotionally Heavy Liberation Of The Monster The Best Rap Release To Come Out Of The Town This Year? While We're At It, Here Are My Top Five:

Wandering Worx Entertainment​ "Liberation of the Monster is a sonic assault on all the preconceived notions that chain a person to mediocrity." -Khingz Released today on Vancouver, B.C.'s Wandering Worx Entertainment (the same label Planet Asia currently calls home), Liberation Of The Monster ... More >>

Number of Threatened Northwest Animal Species Nearly Doubles in Two Years, Study Says

​Since 2009 the number of animals inching toward extinction has nearly doubled in the Pacific Northwest.

Media: 'Northwest Salmon Have a Deadly Virus.' Scientist: 'It's Really Dangerous When You Put It That Way.'

Image Source​If you salivate at the mere mention of the word salmon, then yesterday's news about the virus discovered recently by scientists in wild sockeye salmon in Canada probably got your gut rumbling, and not in a good way. The New York Times and dozens of other news outlets reported that ... More >>

Clayton Roueche, Scrap Dealer's Son-Turned Drug Kingpin, Gets 30 Year-Term - Again

Monogrammed coke​Canadian drug dealer Clayton Roueche - head of a massive British Columbia gang that peddled monogrammed cocaine and once moved a ton of marijuana in a month - has now done 14 months in prison and told federal judge Robert Lasnik yesterday he's not happy in stir. But that's wh ... More >>

Sarah McLachlan

Monogrammed coke​Canadian drug dealer Clayton Roueche - head of a massive British Columbia gang that peddled monogrammed cocaine and once moved a ton of marijuana in a month - has now done 14 months in prison and told federal judge Robert Lasnik yesterday he's not happy in stir. But that's wh ... More >>

Vancouver, B.C., Port Agents Make Largest Ketamine Bust in Canadian History

​The shipping container that arrived in Vancouver, B.C., from Hong Kong was supposed to be carrying 402 cartons of cheap coffee mugs. It had 402 cartons all right. But only 318 had coffee mugs in them. The other 84 cartons had a few coffee mugs mixed in with something else entirely.

Study: California Pot Legalization Would Hurt B.C. Weed Industry

​Proposition 19, the infamous "weed legalization" initiative that California voters will decide on today, has drawn some unexpected supporters and opponents. Libertarians love it. The religious right hates it. Liberals mostly love it, but are too nit picky to really stand behind it. And pot gr ... More >>

The Pacific Northwest Has the Cheapest Weed in America

​Probably owing to the fact that we're just south of British Columbia, home to the Prince of Pot and other Cannabis Capitalists, the Pacific Northwest reportedly has the cheapest weed in all the land. That's according to crowdsourcing site Price of Weed, which says that an ounce of high-qualit ... More >>

Starbucks Robber Cuts Ahead of Cops In Line

​Robbers generally try to avoid the police. What with the fact that those are the guys with the guns and handcuffs. But one enterprising crook in British Columbia took the opposite tack: not only trying to rob a Starbucks while cops were present, but also jumping in front of them in line too.

Police: Dad Admits to Slashing His 5-Year-Old Stepdaughter's Throat, Killing Her

​UPDATE: Police have released a transcript of the mom's 911 call. The British Columbia family was on vacation when something horrible happened. When police arrived, the 29-year-old father was sitting on the front porch of the Lake Cushman home (pictured at right). He told them his five-year-ol ... More >>

Moondoggies: Photos (and One Glorious Video) From the Last Leg of Our Journey

​The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas, and back home.

My Trip To California: Part 7. The Blue Skies of Los Angeles

​I was born in Los Angeles and lived there until I was 14. I've spent much of my life driving up and down I-5 and US 101, traveling the west coast of the United States. There were those international moments too - Nirvana did a couple of tours where we played Vancouver, British Columbia on one ... More >>

Leaving Tucson, But Not Before a Little "Autobahning"

​Tucson was an awesome bad show. This here town is right outside of Albuquerque...This tour is still looking for a name. This sign provides one option. After the jump, photos of us doing something the locals call "autobahning." The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, wh ... More >>

A Stop in Santa Cruz: A Shutter Speed Slideshow

The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

Trout Stanley

The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

New Sex With Strangers Video

No, that isn't just a blatant attempt to skew our Google search results; Sex With Strangers is a Vancouver, B.C.-based band I've been keeping an eye on for a while. Dance-punk is a genre that's not dying, and I'm really o.k. with that as long as people keep refining it, while also taking it for what ... More >>

Walk This Way

Well-striped crosswalkIf you're a fan of walking or master plans, then you'll probably be pretty excited to hear that the city released its Pedestrian Master Plan last night. (This just after news of its big crosswalk busts.) Using its Bridging the Gap levy money voters approved in 2006, the city is ... More >>

Promoting Rock Music and the Single Transferable Vote

Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.In a previous life, I promoted new records full time. It used to be that the marketing of my latest labor of love meant spending months in a van or bus, interviews with journalists, and plenty of waiting around until I hit the stage. I ... More >>

Why Kids in Canada Want Election Reform

Vancouver, B.C. - The numbers are in and British Columbia voters are giving a big thumbs up to electoral reform with 65 per cent saying they will vote for BC-STV (Single Transferable Vote) in the upcoming referendum on May 12. That is the top line result of a major survey conducted by Angus Reid S ... More >>

Obama's Horrible Railroad Plan

Don't get me wrong, I love riding the train--in Europe, in Asia, back when I lived on the East Coast. But President Obama's new high-speed rail plan (per The New York Times) is just plain awful. Why? Look at the northwest corner of the map below: Because it brings Portland that much closer to us. An ... More >>

Alien Trespass: Sci-Fi Revival Without Cause

Don't get me wrong, I love riding the train--in Europe, in Asia, back when I lived on the East Coast. But President Obama's new high-speed rail plan (per The New York Times) is just plain awful. Why? Look at the northwest corner of the map below: Because it brings Portland that much closer to us. An ... More >>

Water—the Essence of Life

Don't get me wrong, I love riding the train--in Europe, in Asia, back when I lived on the East Coast. But President Obama's new high-speed rail plan (per The New York Times) is just plain awful. Why? Look at the northwest corner of the map below: Because it brings Portland that much closer to us. An ... More >>

Where the Feet Have No Name

Body parts washing up on Pacific Northwest shores are no cause for alarm to one UW oceanographer.

The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists

Body parts washing up on Pacific Northwest shores are no cause for alarm to one UW oceanographer.

The Last King of Potland

In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

Pemberton Fest is a Cloud of Dust: Wolfmother, Interpol, and Mountains

In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

Candy? Or fruit?

In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

I Really Really Really Wanna Zigazig Ha

In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

Don't Run For The Border

In the typically futile annals of the War on Drugs, the takedown of a Canadian scrap dealer’s son was a major score.

Washington Divers Are Pining for a Good Sunken Ship

It's not so easy to sink an old ship in the Sound, much to the chagrin of scuba divers.

AIDS Evangelists, Willie Nelson, and a Missing Mexican

"Stop pandering to the PC crybabies and get some cojones!"

Jack-Pot

Federal law lets the cops pocket anything seized in a drug bust—cars, boats, cash—and use it to fund the war on drugs. But when Jane Gerth found a half-million dollars in the Okanogan woods, the rules got more complicated.

Sips

Federal law lets the cops pocket anything seized in a drug bust—cars, boats, cash—and use it to fund the war on drugs. But when Jane Gerth found a half-million dollars in the Okanogan woods, the rules got more complicated.

CD Reviews

Federal law lets the cops pocket anything seized in a drug bust—cars, boats, cash—and use it to fund the war on drugs. But when Jane Gerth found a half-million dollars in the Okanogan woods, the rules got more complicated.

THE NORTHWEST WINE GUIDE: A BUYER'S HANDBOOK, By Andy Perdue

Sasquatch Books, $14.95

Owl's Not Well Up North

The northern spotted owl is disappearing from B.C., as well as Washington.

Gangsta Salmon

Farmed fish threaten the very waters they grow in.

Sips

Oysters, wine, & thou

Side Dish

Oh, Canada!

Days of our nights

Oh, Canada!

Whadchagit?

Oh, Canada!

Cops & Angels

The Mounties think the bikers are at the center of British Columbia's billion-dollar drug trade. So how come they can't bust them?

Salmon:

Dire prophecy fulfilled

Cannabis connection

The US-Canada border at Blaine may be our nation's busiest drug corridor.

See you at the dohyo, eh?

The boys of sumo descend on Vancouver, in a hokey, glorious cross-cultural match.