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Editorial: NDP spin your loss into a win

Editorial: NDP spin your loss into a win

The provincial government last week stripped away your resident priority boarding status on Route 3. But if you were listening to their spin, you would think you gave it up to help people who need it much more than you do.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Back to school

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Back to school

Opinion: B.C. schools plan needs more work to convince BCTF

Opinion: B.C. schools plan needs more work to convince BCTF

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began back in March, we have learned to manage the risk the virus has brought into our lives.
Geoff Johnson: Former foes work to reopen B.C. schools

Geoff Johnson: Former foes work to reopen B.C. schools

The time for B.C’s “education wars” is over, at least temporarily.
Les Leyne: ‘Red alert’ for Site C dam project over costs, delays

Les Leyne: ‘Red alert’ for Site C dam project over costs, delays

The multi-billion-dollar Site C dam project on the Peace River is now officially in condition red, with significant cost overruns and delays due to the pandemic and a geological problem on the river bank. B.C.
Cartoon: Is it 2021 yet?

Cartoon: Is it 2021 yet?

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? How is your year going so far?
Les Leyne: Detaining young victims of overdoses falls by wayside

Les Leyne: Detaining young victims of overdoses falls by wayside

It’s hard to square the NDP government’s backtracking on the idea of temporarily detaining young people in the midst of drug overdoses for their own good with B.C.
Letter: No to face masks

Letter: No to face masks

In response to your OpEd [“ Editorial: Time to mask up? ”] in the July 24 Powell River Peak on the subject of extending the use of face masks, emphatically, no! There is no good evidence that masks have a significant effect on reducing transmission o
Les Leyne: Don’t expect a pandemic rebate from ICBC — it’s flat broke

Les Leyne: Don’t expect a pandemic rebate from ICBC — it’s flat broke

Other insurance companies in Canada are offering rebates to help customers through the pandemic, so why can’t ICBC do the same? Don’t be ridiculous. It was already flat broke before COVID-19 hit. Now it’s even further in the red.
Comment: Wear a mask to protect yourself and others. You will not be harmed.

Comment: Wear a mask to protect yourself and others. You will not be harmed.

A commentary by an infectious diseases and internal medicine consultant who is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia. Dr.