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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."
Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

Opinion: How to defuse tense Christmas gatherings

'Everyone talks about how cheery the holidays are, but, for many folks, it brings up the potential for forced, awkward interactions.'
Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

Opinion: Why do heartless journalists show crash photos?

'While it is not a part of the job we relish — such scenes often leave reporters shaken — it is a historic and necessary one.'
Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

As impulse buys, pets rank up there with time-shares as long-term commitments their owners might rue. Witness the number of people surrendering their pandemic pets.
Todd Whitcombe: Biodiversity is essential to life on Earth

Todd Whitcombe: Biodiversity is essential to life on Earth

Estimates of the number of species catalogued range from 1.2 to 2 million but we recognize there are more unknown than known.
Letter to the editor: Bill 36 gives B.C. politicians too much power

Letter to the editor: Bill 36 gives B.C. politicians too much power

This bill puts direction of our medical care in the hands of politicians to whom their appointees are beholden
Cameron Stolz: Prince George’s crisis requires immediate action

Cameron Stolz: Prince George’s crisis requires immediate action

In a crisis the facts are gathered, solutions are identified, and plans are enacted.