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Les Leyne: NDP cabinet changed Police Act as MLAs were still reviewing it; aftermath of officer refusing to kill bear cubs

Les Leyne: NDP cabinet changed Police Act as MLAs were still reviewing it; aftermath of officer refusing to kill bear cubs

Change was made in response to a B.C. Court of Appeal decision about union jurisdiction that didn't favour government stance
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Opinion: Why you should be worried about the B.C. government's traffic court overhaul

Opinion: Why you should be worried about the B.C. government's traffic court overhaul

Why the push to move traffic court in B.C. online? "The government sees drivers as walking cash machines," says a Vancouver lawyer
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Opinion: Federal budget long on spending plans, short on revenue generation ideas

Opinion: Federal budget long on spending plans, short on revenue generation ideas

Liberal government's financial blueprint rides on rebound of commodities, fails to put brakes on runaway expenditures.
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Letter: Accept history

Letter: Accept history

Not only can we not deny or change history, it is inane, sad and even dangerous not to know that history and accept it for its time and place. ~ Anita Everett
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Opinion: Steering megamerger, bridging digital divide on Rogers CEO’s to-do list

Opinion: Steering megamerger, bridging digital divide on Rogers CEO’s to-do list

Canada is not exactly a cheap cellular country
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Opinion: Why did it take so long for the church to say sorry to Indigenous Canadians?

Opinion: Why did it take so long for the church to say sorry to Indigenous Canadians?

In a case like this, an apology has much more far-reaching implications.
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Opinion: Poll tracks rising concern for animal welfare

Opinion: Poll tracks rising concern for animal welfare

More Canadians have qualms about relying on animals for food, clothing and entertainment, survey finds.
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Les Leyne: Red-ink penalties scaled back for B.C. cabinet ministers, boosting their salaries

Les Leyne: Red-ink penalties scaled back for B.C. cabinet ministers, boosting their salaries

B.C. cabinet ministers were losing part of their salaries if the budget wasn't balanced
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Les Leyne: B.C. plans to rely even more on vaccines

Les Leyne: B.C. plans to rely even more on vaccines

People will make more decisions themselves about how they'll deal with COVID
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Poll: qathet respondents split on view of confidence and supply agreement between federal Liberals and NDP

Poll: qathet respondents split on view of confidence and supply agreement between federal Liberals and NDP

Just over half of voters see the collaboration as a negative
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