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Les Leyne: Province to announce 'creative' approach to reining in repeat street criminals

Les Leyne: Province to announce 'creative' approach to reining in repeat street criminals

B.C. mayors have expressed concern about pattern of "catch and release" for repeat offenders
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Jack Knox: He lives in Colwood; he had five large pizzas delivered from a pizzeria in Windsor, Ont.

Jack Knox: He lives in Colwood; he had five large pizzas delivered from a pizzeria in Windsor, Ont.

Pizzas were half-baked and frozen by Antonino's in Windsor, Ont., placed in shipping boxes and overnighted to Victoria.
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Opinion: From red dresses to memory stones: Collaborative and replicable activism can help causes gain momentum

Opinion: From red dresses to memory stones: Collaborative and replicable activism can help causes gain momentum

Projects that are easy to participate in, reproduce and that make people feel like they are part of a community that cares are important.
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Opinion: Chomsky, Peterson don’t know what they’re talking about

Opinion: Chomsky, Peterson don’t know what they’re talking about

Intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Jordan Peterson lack first-hand knowledge about issues like education and the media, columnist Gerry Chidiac says
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Letter: What is up with B.C.’s medical system?

Letter: What is up with B.C.’s medical system?

Premier John Horgan should resign over his handling of the province's medical system, a letter writer says
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Letter to the editor: Do B.C. homeowners actually own their house and property?

Letter to the editor: Do B.C. homeowners actually own their house and property?

To make current and prospective buyers aware of the uncertainties associated with occupancy and ownership, municipalities across the country have adopted disclaimers to remind them they may be buying or already living on unceded lands.
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Opinion: Workers, not warriors: 4 lessons from health worker protests during COVID-19 that could help avert a looming workforce crisis

Opinion: Workers, not warriors: 4 lessons from health worker protests during COVID-19 that could help avert a looming workforce crisis

To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation needs to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.
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Neil Godbout: Kill the CBC to save the CBC (Part 2)

Neil Godbout: Kill the CBC to save the CBC (Part 2)

There are far fewer reporters and far less news being produced in rural towns than there was 10 years ago, leaving some communities with much less or no local news at all. This is where the CBC needs to be.
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Letter to the editor: CBC needs to lose its government funding

Letter to the editor: CBC needs to lose its government funding

The CBC continues to be actively complicit in the violence on the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
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Les Leyne: B.C. braces for huge influx of refugees from Ukraine

Les Leyne: B.C. braces for huge influx of refugees from Ukraine

The volunteers already working around the clock to ready for Ukrainian newcomers know it. The federal and provincial officials bracing for the work flow know it.
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