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Letter to the editor: Huge vanity vehicles and the people who drive them are the problem

Letter to the editor: Huge vanity vehicles and the people who drive them are the problem

Sometimes I'll also see the exhaust spewed by a vanity vehicle, a metallic beast with the signature superfluously very large body and wheels that don’t at all appear used for work or family transport.
Neil Godbout: Faith in higher learning is dumb

Neil Godbout: Faith in higher learning is dumb

Many of the highly educated professionals and the people who teach them are so impressed by their own smarts and the alphabet soup of status-conferring initials after their names that they can’t see their own blind spots.
Opinion: British Columbians seeing less distracted driving: poll

Opinion: British Columbians seeing less distracted driving: poll

Percentage of B.C. residents witnessing drivers phoning or texting has dropped by nine points in two years.
MusicNerd: Live shows are back and bigger than ever

MusicNerd: Live shows are back and bigger than ever

The live performance of song and dance with the latest in special effects, lasers, massive screens and other technical tricks now covers everything from Cirque du Soleil shows to Taylor Swift.
Opinion: Aiding Ukrainians facing Russian brutality is in tech exec’s blood

Opinion: Aiding Ukrainians facing Russian brutality is in tech exec’s blood

There is no small international irony, and no small intergenerational harmony, to be found in the recent exploits of Peter Lukomskyj.
Gerry Chidiac: Always question the emperor

Gerry Chidiac: Always question the emperor

Critical thinkers make challenging statements and ask important questions. 
Opinion: Can we talk? Human interaction trumps tech in some realms of communication, poll finds

Opinion: Can we talk? Human interaction trumps tech in some realms of communication, poll finds

Majorities of Canadians would prefer to break up with a lover or quit a job in person, survey suggests.
Opinion: Trudeau government plans new taxes on trucks, SUVs

Opinion: Trudeau government plans new taxes on trucks, SUVs

The proposed tax would cost an extra $1,000 on a Ford F-150, and a Ram 3500 heavy duty pickup truck would get hit with a $4,000 tax.
Neil Godbout: The problem with COVID going forward

Neil Godbout: The problem with COVID going forward

Is COVID-19 no worse than a bad cold or flu for the vast majority of the population? That’s what many of the critics and the anti-mandates folks have been saying for a long time. So what if they’re right?
Letter to the editor: Downtown parking not worth it

Letter to the editor: Downtown parking not worth it

Having to risk a $50 ticket or pay an additional downtown parking fee just isn't worth it.