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Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

Gambling opportunities continue to expand in spite of evidence of harms from mental-health effects to financial problems
Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Kids who responded to the 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey felt less positive about all aspects of their school experience than youth in the 2018 report
David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

I’ll bet you know at least one crazy cat lady AND somebody who describes him/herself as a dog’s “dad/mom,” which is biologically impossible
The dinner was too spicy: BBB's most unusual complaints of 2023

The dinner was too spicy: BBB's most unusual complaints of 2023

The bathroom line-up was too long and the retailer didn't honour a TV's discounted price — several months later. What the BBB heard from customers last year.
Letters: Readers abuzz about Coquitlam's beekeeping rules

Letters: Readers abuzz about Coquitlam's beekeeping rules

We asked what you thought about the City of Coquitlam's restrictions around urban beekeeping in residential backyards. Here's what some of our readers wrote.
Les Leyne: Eby adviser deeply involved in online media world

Les Leyne: Eby adviser deeply involved in online media world

A key adviser in the premier’s office, Meghan Sali, is also on the board of directors of Constellation Media, a news organization run by a non-profit society with an acknowledged progressive bent
Baldrey: B.C.'s record of public budget overruns on new infrastructure

Baldrey: B.C.'s record of public budget overruns on new infrastructure

Here's why columnist Keith Baldrey is crossing his fingers on behalf of taxpayers that major projects in works can come in on budget.
Kirk LaPointe: The economy is sicker than you think

Kirk LaPointe: The economy is sicker than you think

Low unemployment is masking a job-quality crisis in Canada and B.C.
Ingrid Rice cartoon — Why April Fools' Day?

Ingrid Rice cartoon — Why April Fools' Day?

Political cartoonist Ingrid Rice takes aim at politicians and taxes.
Sunday Night Read: 'Poor Polly'

Sunday Night Read: 'Poor Polly'

This short story series submission is from Peter Manning of Port Coquitlam.