Opinion

Rob Shaw: If it can’t tackle crime, BC NDP faces political punishment

The party – and the public – better hope the next premier has a plan in place to tackle the province's plague of crime and violence.

Oct 25, 2022 9:46 AM Read more >

Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

An act of kindness for a stranger turned into a bizarre story for Leah Flatman of Saanich, now living in Montreal

Oct 25, 2022 12:52 AM Read more >

Opinion: There are more Canadian organ donation supporters than registered Canadian donors

B.C. and Alberta emerge as the provinces with the highest incidence of prospective organ and tissue donors

Oct 24, 2022 3:30 PM Read more >

Opinion: Halloween killjoys need to let kids be kids

Lay off these 4 common complaints about trick-or-treaters, and we'll all have a better night

Oct 24, 2022 3:27 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: Eby's 100-day plan is splashy but light on action

Premier-designate David Eby is attempting to turn the page on his contentious BC NDP election victory with a new 100-day plan that tackles the biggest crises in the province.

Oct 24, 2022 10:29 AM Read more >

Kirk LaPointe: Dysfunctional political families need input from young people

We all know one week is an eternity in politics. But the BC NDP can’t take many more, even any more, weeks like this last one. Eternities like that eventually place you in the afterlife.

Oct 24, 2022 9:16 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Eby eyes 'profound' crime intervention

Left hanging in the air is the point that he was minister responsible for it over five full years.

Oct 23, 2022 8:41 AM Read more >

Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

During the war, Olive Bailey, who has died at the age of 101, was stationed in Hut Six, where army and air force code breakers worked. She remembered Alan Turing chaining his coffee cup to the radiator so he wouldn’t lose it

Oct 23, 2022 5:45 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: BC NDP leadership race an embarrassing mess for all involved

The party’s 42-person provincial council voted Wednesday night to back an investigation by its chief electoral officer and disqualify David Eby’s only competition.

Oct 20, 2022 10:17 AM Read more >

Survey: Support growing in Canada for decriminalizing all drugs for personal use

More than a million Americans have lost their lives in this century on account of drug overdoses. In Canada, the number of daily opioid-related deaths has grown dramatically, from eight in 2016 to 21 in 2022.

Oct 20, 2022 9:13 AM Read more >