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Opinion: Why do we continuously fail to see our common humanity?

Opinion: Why do we continuously fail to see our common humanity?

I am sickened by the recent indiscriminate attacks by Hamas fighters on innocent Israeli civilians, even children.
Geoff Johnson: A new twist on book banning — everything published before 2008 must go

Geoff Johnson: A new twist on book banning — everything published before 2008 must go

Ontario’s Peel District School Board last month rolled out a process that caused some schools in the area to remove books published before 2008
Charla Huber: Facebook news ban has drastically limited my time on the site

Charla Huber: Facebook news ban has drastically limited my time on the site

I wonder if the news ban is going to prove to be a mistake, akin to Blockbuster dismissing Netflix
Opinion: Ethnic cleansing latest chapter in Armenian Genocide

Opinion: Ethnic cleansing latest chapter in Armenian Genocide

The world is now dealing with yet another refugee crisis as Armenia, a country with a population of less than three million, is dealing with an influx of traumatized ethnic Armenians. 
Opinion: Wildfire comment 'hit the nail on the head'

Opinion: Wildfire comment 'hit the nail on the head'

We should not accept the term “new normal”, because it is not the new normal and it is up to all of us to do something about it.
Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

Rob Shaw: Public service balloons under BC NDP great at growing government

More than 10,000 hired in their six years in power
Opinion: Canadian construction moves at a snail’s pace

Opinion: Canadian construction moves at a snail’s pace

Permits and go-aheads are hard to get, finding building materials, getting the job done and then final inspections have led to an increase of cost
Adrian Raeside cartoon: What to do with $1.2 billion

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What to do with $1.2 billion

Opinion: Billionaires are not good for our economy or our democracy

Opinion: Billionaires are not good for our economy or our democracy

Somewhere along the line something went seriously wrong with our sense of independence, self-sufficiency, and self-confidence.
Rob Shaw: BC United want 'emergency debate,' NDP proposes 'statements' on attacks in Israel

Rob Shaw: BC United want 'emergency debate,' NDP proposes 'statements' on attacks in Israel

Parties condemn the Hamas attacks but are divided on how to express that when the legislature resumes next week