Opinion

By dealing with impulsive behaviour myself, I experienced the pain and frustration of it. Many times, impulsive people truly can’t help the way they behave, it comes unconsciously without warning.

Heading back to school will look different for students, parents, teachers and support staff at public and private schools this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Editor: What has happened in many long-term care homes across the country is a tragedy that has been years in the making. COVID-19 has caused many vulnerable seniors, their families and their caregivers to suffer.

It will be “interesting” to see how the credit-rating agencies eventually decide on how to handle the new world order of huge pandemic debt loads, Finance Minister Carole James remarked during the release of B.C.’s public accounts on Monday.

Even 10 months of strong growth, booming revenues and a healthy safety cushion weren’t enough to stave off a deficit when COVID-19 hit B.C. in the last few weeks of the fiscal year.

The opioid crisis is front and centre today, as International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized around the world, including in Powell River, where mayor Dave Formosa recently made a similar proclamation for in and around the city.

Federal politics just got real again now that the federal Conservatives have finally chosen a leader.

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Masks are becoming mandatory in more and more places, including B.C. Ferries terminals and vessels, and B.C. Transit buses .