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Cartoon: Long weekend plans

Cartoon: Long weekend plans

Are you hitting the road or staying close to home?
Comment: Beyond nostalgia: Why B.C. Ferries made the right call

Comment: Beyond nostalgia: Why B.C. Ferries made the right call

For decades, Canada’s shipbuilding capacity has languished, and only recently have we begun to revive it. While this is a worthwhile national objective, we must be realistic about where we stand.
Mario Canseco: What’s keeping Canadians up at night? Increasingly, it’s politics

Mario Canseco: What’s keeping Canadians up at night? Increasingly, it’s politics

Fewer than four in 10 Canadians get enough rest, and nearly half are losing sleep over money, politics and personal stress, according to Research Co. polling
Les Leyne: Premier backs opposition critic, for good reason

Les Leyne: Premier backs opposition critic, for good reason

He repeatedly stressed that he has no business intervening, while he was doing just that, for justified reasons.
Andy Prest: How many of these common text abbreviations do you know?

Andy Prest: How many of these common text abbreviations do you know?

LOL and OMG, internet shorthand is a part of our evolving language. Here is a list of some text abbreviations that people frequently search up on Google
Les Leyne: Fumbled hiring of Eby adviser is under fire

Les Leyne: Fumbled hiring of Eby adviser is under fire

It’s the latest chapter in Michael Bryant’s extraordinary career path.
Letter: Wonderful Westview waterfront

Letter: Wonderful Westview waterfront

Old arena site in Powell River 'should be enjoyed by all'
Kicking the Clutter: What small stuff is worth sweating?

Kicking the Clutter: What small stuff is worth sweating?

Studies show that even minor annoyances can contribute to increased stress and overwhelm...
Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

Kirk LaPointe: Carney’s Cabinet is built to stabilize, not to soar

With little time and big expectations, the prime minister leaned on Trudeau’s leftovers to assemble a cabinet better suited to triage than transformation
Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

Rob Shaw: BC NDP’s nurse recruitment push ignores the crisis on the ground

While the province looks abroad to fill vacancies, nurses here are burning out under unsafe and violent conditions