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Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Premier David Eby took great pains this week to try and blame the worsening problems of homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on his government’s greatest villain and most-frequent scapegoat: The previous BC Liberal administration
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Editorial: Make the holiday season brighter by shopping locally

Editorial: Make the holiday season brighter by shopping locally

Pros can outweigh the cons when shopping close to home, even if something costs a bit more here
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Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Not all Canadians believe the pandemic is over, and some evident differences remain across the country.
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Letter: Questionable solutions proposed for drug crisis

Letter: Questionable solutions proposed for drug crisis

Does it really make sense to scare our patients away from the system trying to save them?
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Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

'Everyone talks about how cheery the holidays are, but, for many folks, it brings up the potential for forced, awkward interactions.'
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Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

'While it is not a part of the job we relish — such scenes often leave reporters shaken — it is a historic and necessary one.'
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Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

As impulse buys, pets rank up there with time-shares as long-term commitments their owners might rue. Witness the number of people surrendering their pandemic pets.
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Viewpoint: Human rights violations will not stand at world cup

Viewpoint: Human rights violations will not stand at world cup

Qatar is everything that is wrong with soccer...
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Rob Shaw: The NDP is back behind the wheel at ICBC – driving a political agenda

Rob Shaw: The NDP is back behind the wheel at ICBC – driving a political agenda

No, ICBC hasn’t lost one billion in a single year – it has lost $625 million in the past four months.
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Viewpoint: What is BC doing to protect old growth?

Viewpoint: What is BC doing to protect old growth?

Should nothing change, irreversible damage may occur to our ecosystems. ~ Zayda Neeme
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