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Jack Knox: Grant helps charity help out-of-sight seniors at Christmas

Jack Knox: Grant helps charity help out-of-sight seniors at Christmas

Christmas packages for seniors are being assembled in a corner of the Soap for Hope Canada warehouse in Vic West.
Rob Shaw: Five people got $1.3 million in severance when Eby became premier

Rob Shaw: Five people got $1.3 million in severance when Eby became premier

The difference in this case is that the governing party didn’t change, only the leaders. And yet it still cost taxpayers $1.3 million to fire five people.
Survey: Canadians predict a merrier Christmas, happier holidays this year

Survey: Canadians predict a merrier Christmas, happier holidays this year

While “Merry Christmas” is far from the all-time high of 74 per cent it enjoyed in 2018 it continues to outrank “Happy Holidays” by a 3-1 margin.
Nathan Giede: Christ’s birth the reason for the season

Nathan Giede: Christ’s birth the reason for the season

It was the most blessed event in history, taking place in the rudest of settings.
Jack Knox: Car trunk turkey and other holiday budget tips

Jack Knox: Car trunk turkey and other holiday budget tips

Best to work within a budget when planning holiday spending given this year’s inflation. With that in mind, here are some guidelines to follow.
Gerry Chidiac: People, not presents, make Christmas special

Gerry Chidiac: People, not presents, make Christmas special

I was a volunteer living with a few other foreigners in what were simple accommodations by Canadian standards. Yet, the joy I felt at this time has never been matched.
Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Rob Shaw: After five years, the NDP should stop blaming others for housing problems

Premier David Eby took great pains this week to try and blame the worsening problems of homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on his government’s greatest villain and most-frequent scapegoat: The previous BC Liberal administration
Letter to the editor: ‘I was left in disbelief at the hypocrisy of the CBC’

Letter to the editor: ‘I was left in disbelief at the hypocrisy of the CBC’

The majority of solar panels are made in China with limited efficiency and life span, with toxic materials and negligible, cost-prohibitive recycling possibilities.
Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Survey: Satisfaction over how COVID pandemic has been handled is highest in B.C.

Not all Canadians believe the pandemic is over, and some evident differences remain across the country.
Letter to the editor: ‘RCMP, you have lost my respect’

Letter to the editor: ‘RCMP, you have lost my respect’

"Real criminals have stolen from us and accosted us but the police do nothing."