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Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

54% of those surveyed say Canada should not send athletes to the 2022 Winter Games.
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Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

The sudden dramatic reversals in B.C.’s COVID-19 stance on Monday show a degree of desperation that hasn’t been seen previously.
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Prest: A powerful public response to an attack in a public place

Prest: A powerful public response to an attack in a public place

A public library is a sacred place. We will not let this attack stop us from learning, gathering, welcoming.
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Support rising for adding creationism to public school curriculum

Support rising for adding creationism to public school curriculum

Number of Canadians who support creationism in schools has grown by six points since 2018
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‘If a book has a map, it’s usually worth reading’: Katie Mainwaring and her maps at Catching Stars

‘If a book has a map, it’s usually worth reading’: Katie Mainwaring and her maps at Catching Stars

Katie moved to Bowen as a teenager and now lives and works here full time and creates from her home in the Mount Gardner area
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Opinion: Considered a facelift, bought a rock tumbler instead

Opinion: Considered a facelift, bought a rock tumbler instead

"The little cassette tape voices in my head say both, 'Don’t let the classist, sexist patriarchy tell you how to age!' And, 'Do whatever it takes to look younger to keep your man and career.'"
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Column: Richmond family’s tragedy will repeat without change

Column: Richmond family’s tragedy will repeat without change

Several questions remain unanswered after the man who caused Christy Mahy's death was sentenced to time already served
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B.C. residents broadly support idea of vaccine passports, poll finds

B.C. residents broadly support idea of vaccine passports, poll finds

73% favour requiring proof of inoculation for international travellers.
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Will pandemic leave lasting mark on how B.C. workers carry out their jobs?

Will pandemic leave lasting mark on how B.C. workers carry out their jobs?

A new survey shows companies in the post-pandemic world will need to find the right balance between the workplace of the past and the ability of employees to carry on with their duties from home at least some of the time.
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It’s time to vanquish holly: why the pretty plant has no place on Bowen

It’s time to vanquish holly: why the pretty plant has no place on Bowen

'Holly’s highest and greatest use is to be cut down and burnt'
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