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Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

The B.C. government is having second thoughts about legislation to force its in-house lawyers into a union they didn’t choose, after the move kickstarted an uprising within organized labour.
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Letter to the editor: There are plenty of balloons to be found in B.C.’s backcountry – and some could be dangerous

Letter to the editor: There are plenty of balloons to be found in B.C.’s backcountry – and some could be dangerous

Twice in my 45 years of roaming our local mountains I have found the remains of weather balloons with radiosonde payloads.
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Opinion: We have yet to see a real remedy for our broken health-care system

Opinion: We have yet to see a real remedy for our broken health-care system

Surprise, surprise: On the issue of health care, even though it’s taking the money, the province doesn’t believe the federal government has provided enough.
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Opinion: A BC Liberal rebrand could help Falcon shake ghosts of leaders past

Opinion: A BC Liberal rebrand could help Falcon shake ghosts of leaders past

Most British Columbians don't foresee the BC Liberals forming government if an election were to happen this year
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Rob Shaw: B.C. renters now entitled to highest rate of interest on deposits in two decades

Rob Shaw: B.C. renters now entitled to highest rate of interest on deposits in two decades

Landlords are required to pay 1.95 per cent interest on deposits in 2023, under a formula that sets the rate of prime minus 4.5 per cent.
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Les Leyne: Museum's Old Town lives on, as a ghost town

Les Leyne: Museum's Old Town lives on, as a ghost town

Future of Royal B.C. Museum has been sidelined by David Eby’s government
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Jack Knox: Why it now costs $21.50 for a cheeseburger and fries

Jack Knox: Why it now costs $21.50 for a cheeseburger and fries

On a tightrope: Charge too little and the profit is gone. Charge too much and the customer disappears altogether.
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Opinion: How do Eby and Falcon compare in the eyes of British Columbian voters?

Opinion: How do Eby and Falcon compare in the eyes of British Columbian voters?

Four months have passed since Research Co. and Glacier Media last looked at the political landscape of British Columbia.
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Rob Shaw: Health-care funding deal is disappointing and B.C. deserves better

Rob Shaw: Health-care funding deal is disappointing and B.C. deserves better

B.C. New Democrats are doing their best not to publicly dump on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new health-care funding proposal.
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Les Leyne: Health care numbers game: All that, for one per cent

Les Leyne: Health care numbers game: All that, for one per cent

Divided by 10 provinces and the territories, and then divided again by 10 years, it amounts in B.C. to a few hundred million dollars a year.
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