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Keith Baldrey: Wooing general public will be a taller order for Poilievre

Keith Baldrey: Wooing general public will be a taller order for Poilievre

For the new Opposition leader, winning the Tory leadership race was one thing; winning a federal election will be another.
Charla Huber: Malnutrition in residential schools linked to diabetes in Indigenous people

Charla Huber: Malnutrition in residential schools linked to diabetes in Indigenous people

Residential schools and the ongoing repercussions of them are a tragedy and represent injustice in our country
Opinion: Wilsons' B.C. parkland philanthropy makes sound business sense

Opinion: Wilsons' B.C. parkland philanthropy makes sound business sense

British Columbians overwhelmingly want not only more parkland, but parkland off-limits to development, parkland to be priorities for protection.
Geoff Johnson: The best school boards understand that student learning is job one

Geoff Johnson: The best school boards understand that student learning is job one

Wannabe school trustees should know that effective school boards are accountability driven, spending less time on operational issues and more time focused on policies to improve student achievement
Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

Comment: Medical evidence supports involuntary treatment

A commentary by a group of doctors who treat substance-abuse disorders in B.C.’s youth.
Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Comment: If doctors can opt out, we have a two-tier system

Doctor plans to charge patients an annual $1,500 fee after dropping out of the Medical Services Plan.
Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Survey: Majority of British Columbians back wider use of speed enforcement technology

Since 2018, Research Co. and Glacier Media have asked British Columbians about automated speed enforcement.
Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

It wasn’t until 1980 that then-premier Bill Bennett eased the ban on Sunday shopping.
An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

Many things are worrisome about substantial, sustained increases in the cost of living and borrowing.
A childhood memory of a Bowen Island Labour Day

A childhood memory of a Bowen Island Labour Day

Reader memories of Labour Day weekends past