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Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Rob Shaw: B.C. election fever heats up as parties brace for rushed legislative session

Throne speech, budget and election all on the horizon for B.C. politicians this week
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Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

Comment: Budget should get rid of B.C.'s arcane — and costly — labour policy

The province should be making public investments go further, by providing better value on big-ticket items like infrastructure.
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Trevor Hancock: Reaching goal of Zero Hunger includes improving affordability of healthy food

Trevor Hancock: Reaching goal of Zero Hunger includes improving affordability of healthy food

Besides ending hunger, Zero Hunger includes improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture
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Monique Keiran: Damaging moth with Tina Turner hairdo unwelcome in B.C.

Monique Keiran: Damaging moth with Tina Turner hairdo unwelcome in B.C.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests is planning to spray more than 650 hectares with a biological insecticide called Foray 48B to eradicate spongy moths
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Geoff Johnson: Studying the humanities helps foster skills that are increasingly needed

Geoff Johnson: Studying the humanities helps foster skills that are increasingly needed

The employment market of the near future will demand fewer hard skills, since technical tasks can be automated, and more people who can put information into a human context.
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Comment: Dentists need to ensure their businesses are viable

Comment: Dentists need to ensure their businesses are viable

A government dental benefit plan that doesn’t pay 100 per cent of a dentist’s fees makes it difficult to run a profitable practice.
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Rob Shaw: BC United, NDP present clashing visions for solving housing crisis

Rob Shaw: BC United, NDP present clashing visions for solving housing crisis

B.C.'s political parties at odds over handling the housing crisis as they unveil plans this past week
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Editorial: B.C. Ferries' vessels should be built in B.C.

Editorial: B.C. Ferries' vessels should be built in B.C.

Over the years, B.C. Ferries has allowed local shipyards to atrophy. It’s not even clear the company tries to buy locally.
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Comment: Base drug policies on evidence, not on ignorance

Comment: Base drug policies on evidence, not on ignorance

Evaluations show predominantly positive outcomes of SAFER supply, but more data are needed to both improve programming and avoid unwanted outcomes.
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Greg Perry cartoon: Bad news

Greg Perry cartoon: Bad news

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