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Real action needed now on Indigenous reconciliation issues, poll finds

Real action needed now on Indigenous reconciliation issues, poll finds

When Canadians ponder the ramifications of territory acknowledgements, there is a mixture of hope and dismay, according to a new survey.
Letter to the editor: Candidates need more ideas

Letter to the editor: Candidates need more ideas

If you are running for elected office, you should bring new ideas, not the promise to just sit there listening to the public’s perceived wants.
Letter to the editor: Toxic drug traffickers should get longer jail terms

Letter to the editor: Toxic drug traffickers should get longer jail terms

Severe penalties will eventually lead to a safer street drug supply if we penalize safe illegal drug suppliers less than those providing unsafe combinations
Opinion: Press and politicians imperilled in the new age of rage and cynicism

Opinion: Press and politicians imperilled in the new age of rage and cynicism

Our public health leader in this province – our public health leader, for heaven’s sake – requires a security detachment.
Daniel Sims: I am more than my trauma

Daniel Sims: I am more than my trauma

Today in Canada we are seeing a resurgence of Indigenous culture, language, and agency.  And yet the focus seems to always fall on the poorest communities, facing the most problems. 
Nathan Giede: Finding truth and reconciliation while hunting with a friend

Nathan Giede: Finding truth and reconciliation while hunting with a friend

The statutory holiday is simply utilized by an Indigenous man and a non-Indigenous man to complete the ancient rite of hunting as friends.
Opinion: Anjali Appadurai’s campaign threatens to derail David Eby’s BC NDP coronation

Opinion: Anjali Appadurai’s campaign threatens to derail David Eby’s BC NDP coronation

Might we soon have NDP Premier Anjali Appadurai? 
Survey: Growing number of British Columbians say health-care system in need of major rehab

Survey: Growing number of British Columbians say health-care system in need of major rehab

Concerns about a shortage of doctors and nurses are severe across every region of the province.
Gerry Chidiac: Shifting the blame doesn’t avoid accountability

Gerry Chidiac: Shifting the blame doesn’t avoid accountability

If I did something wrong, it doesn’t matter what anyone else did, I am responsible for my own actions.  There is also something deeply liberating in embracing the truth of our failures and making reparations.
Jack Knox: No, Henderson's goal wasn't just another hockey moment

Jack Knox: No, Henderson's goal wasn't just another hockey moment

People remember where they were when Paul Henderson scored in the same way they remember where they were on VE Day, when JFK was shot, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, or on 9/11