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Opinion: Surrey stadium pitch is more political grandstanding from Mayor McCallum

Opinion: Surrey stadium pitch is more political grandstanding from Mayor McCallum

Out of nowhere, his familiar spawning ground for policy pronouncements, Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum has dropped a 10-figure idea for the community in desperation to save his skin.
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No word to describe the loss of a child

No word to describe the loss of a child

Richmond News reporter Maria Rantanen grapples with the senseless loss of her son amid an opioid crisis that no government seems to have solutions for.
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Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

A new survey measured attitudes toward government among Canadians and Americans and found immense differences.
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Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Water has a good case for feeling left out.
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Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

In January 2021, when Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked Canadians about noise, we thought the situation was dire. More than a quarter of Canadians (27 per cent) told us that their city or town had become noisier in the past 12 months.
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Baldrey: How the BC NDP made history 50 years ago

Baldrey: How the BC NDP made history 50 years ago

It was Aug. 30, 1972 when the NDP first came to power — and changed the political landscape of the province forever.
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Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Greater Victoria is overseen by a patchwork of councils, each with its own agenda and suite of services. No other Canadian community of this size is divided this way.
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Commentary: Initial steps to seed quantum leaps in B.C.’s business of physics

Commentary: Initial steps to seed quantum leaps in B.C.’s business of physics

We can focus unduly about incompatibility and a lack of common ground.
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Letter: Drinking in Tri-City parks a 'recipe for trouble'

Letter: Drinking in Tri-City parks a 'recipe for trouble'

Writer claims safety in public parks should not include a responsible alcohol consumption bylaw.
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Survey: Majority of respondents have little faith in government to eradicate homelessness in B.C.

Survey: Majority of respondents have little faith in government to eradicate homelessness in B.C.

Four in five British Columbians say they believe homelessness has increased in the province over the past three years.
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