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Opinion: Monkeypox FAQ: How is it transmitted? Where did it come from? What are the symptoms? Does smallpox vaccine prevent it?

Opinion: Monkeypox FAQ: How is it transmitted? Where did it come from? What are the symptoms? Does smallpox vaccine prevent it?

Recent outbreaks have drawn attention to monkeypox. Get answers to common questions about this relative of the smallpox virus, including transmission, symptoms and effectiveness of smallpox vaccine.
Jean Charest: Canadian Conservatives need substantive policy ideas — not conspiracy theories

Jean Charest: Canadian Conservatives need substantive policy ideas — not conspiracy theories

"We don’t have a freedom problem. We have a Trudeau problem."
The last chapter: Jewish girl's bravery adds twist to Pat Bay war story

The last chapter: Jewish girl's bravery adds twist to Pat Bay war story

This tale, the story of the Second World War flyer who died twice — once in Europe, the second time on Vancouver Island — was wild enough in 2017. The plot just took another twist.
Letter to the editor: Don’t be so quick to blame guns for mass shootings

Letter to the editor: Don’t be so quick to blame guns for mass shootings

The deadliest school massacre in U.S. history occurred at the Bath Consolidated School just outside East Lansing, Mich. on May 18, 1927.  The toll was 45 killed and 58 injured with a bomb.
Opinion: Departure time: why these two political leaders should step aside

Opinion: Departure time: why these two political leaders should step aside

From the heart in one case, from the head in another, I implore John Horgan and Doug McCallum: Step aside. Two significant political leaders are at critical career junctures. For vastly different reasons, they would be wisest to leave their posts.
Editorial: Federal government must pay more for health care

Editorial: Federal government must pay more for health care

Opinion: 'End the genocide': Little action on MMIWG calls for justice in the 3 years since the national inquiry concluded

Opinion: 'End the genocide': Little action on MMIWG calls for justice in the 3 years since the national inquiry concluded

The government needs to implement its proposed action plan. The families of the missing and murdered put their trust in a federal inquiry process, but have yet to receive that justice.
Letter to the editor: Symphony show sublime

Letter to the editor: Symphony show sublime

The entire event was a delight, from Michael Hall’s pre-performance chat to the post-show question and answer with some of the musicians.
Opinion: Charities continue to be the hardest sell in the new world of online digital transactions

Opinion: Charities continue to be the hardest sell in the new world of online digital transactions

Many British Columbians have concerms about their digital information and this affects how they partake in specific activities related to technology
Les Leyne: For B.C. politicians, a crash course in opioid damage

Les Leyne: For B.C. politicians, a crash course in opioid damage

B.C. police chiefs agreed a long time ago “the idea of prosecuting individuals for simple possession was really a waste of time.”