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Rob Shaw: Why David Eby changed his mind on prosecutors and repeat offenders

Rob Shaw: Why David Eby changed his mind on prosecutors and repeat offenders

Premier David Eby surprised many on Sunday when he announced a government directive to Crown prosecutors to do more, where possible, on “the risk that repeat violent offenders pose to public safety in British Columbia.
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Survey finds mixed support for hosting major sporting events in B.C.

Survey finds mixed support for hosting major sporting events in B.C.

Over the past two years, British Columbians developed a love-hate relationship with the possibility of Vancouver hosting the Winter Olympics for the second time.
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Jack Knox: Ten-plaque bench is a celebration, not a memorial

Jack Knox: Ten-plaque bench is a celebration, not a memorial

Most commemorative benches, picnic tables and other pieces of public furniture are dedicated to people only after they’re gone. Most are in loving memory of the dearly departed, not the happily here.
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Opinion: YVR’s CEO piloting the recovery of the place where humanity meets

Opinion: YVR’s CEO piloting the recovery of the place where humanity meets

If you look it up today, you will find that Tamara Vrooman became CEO at YVR on Canada Day in 2020. But it wasn’t the YVR we knew. And she couldn’t be the CEO we knew, even the CEO that she knew.
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Rob Shaw: Premier Eby hits the ground sprinting to catch up to B.C.'s crises

Rob Shaw: Premier Eby hits the ground sprinting to catch up to B.C.'s crises

For most new premiers, their swearing-in day is a leisurely victory lap. Typically, they pose for the cameras, introduce their new cabinet and pat themselves on the back for winning an election or leadership race.
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Christine Duhaime: The wild FTX Ponzi scheme touched Vancouver

Christine Duhaime: The wild FTX Ponzi scheme touched Vancouver

One struggles to find the words to describe the FTX debacle.
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Rob Shaw: Health care, crime and climate issues will define Eby’s first year as premier

Rob Shaw: Health care, crime and climate issues will define Eby’s first year as premier

As David Eby prepares to be sworn in as premier, it’s worth looking at the political landscape he will inherit in B.C. compared to only one year ago.
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Survey: Morality increasingly considered a barrier to health-care access in Canada

Survey: Morality increasingly considered a barrier to health-care access in Canada

Over the past four and half years, Research Co. and Glacier Media have asked Canadians about a wide range of issues.
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Meet Premier Eby: The new leader of British Columbia

Meet Premier Eby: The new leader of British Columbia

Almost no one is surprised Eby is about to be sworn in as premier.
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Jordan Bateman: Lions hope Rourke’s next pass falls incomplete

Jordan Bateman: Lions hope Rourke’s next pass falls incomplete

For the good of Canadian football, we need to find a way to keep Nathan Rourke playing Canadian football. Specifically, back in B.C.
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