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Canadians split on idea of bringing back death penalty: poll

Canadians split on idea of bringing back death penalty: poll

50% of Canadians would support reinstating capital punishment for murder.
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Editorial: B.C. health leaders need to focus more on disease control and less on message control

Editorial: B.C. health leaders need to focus more on disease control and less on message control

The idea that “we’re all in this together” is both true and profoundly not true.
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Work, money matters continuing to keep Canadians awake at night

Work, money matters continuing to keep Canadians awake at night

More than two in five poll respondents (43%) say worrying about financial matters made it harder for them to fall asleep at night over the past month
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Opinion: COVID data leak highlights B.C. public's right to 'no'

Opinion: COVID data leak highlights B.C. public's right to 'no'

Leaked documents from the BC Centre for Disease Control carry important and timely information about COVID trends, local and neighbourhood "hot spots."
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Richard the tick dies: eulogy for a very ambitious tick

Richard the tick dies: eulogy for a very ambitious tick

The superstar tick spent months living in a plastic bag
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PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: Is it time for Canada to start taking UFOs seriously?

PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: Is it time for Canada to start taking UFOs seriously?

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Duchamp weighs in on Bowen's lock-block wall: Woodall

Duchamp weighs in on Bowen's lock-block wall: Woodall

The first time he disembarked from the Queen of Capilano, Duchamp was awestruck by the majesty of the long undulating row of unadorned interlocking grey blocks which he took to be a minimalist metaphor for simple island life.
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Letter: Ecclestone Beach is ‘one of the island’s most peaceful little spots’

Letter: Ecclestone Beach is ‘one of the island’s most peaceful little spots’

On the matter of a dock at Ecclestone Beach
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Letter: Dock is an ‘unconscionable’ trade-off

Letter: Dock is an ‘unconscionable’ trade-off

On the matter of a dock at Ecclestone Beach
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Letter: We should all follow Ela and Hadley’s example

Letter: We should all follow Ela and Hadley’s example

DEAR EDITOR: I am most impressed by the community spirit shown by Ela and Hadley by their endevours to pick up beer and pop cans across the island.
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