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Letter: Navigating makeshift "traffic islands" difficult for most Port Coquitlam commuters

Letter: Navigating makeshift "traffic islands" difficult for most Port Coquitlam commuters

"Just be careful out there."
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Opinion: Athletes’ dark days provide path to enlightened business leadership

Opinion: Athletes’ dark days provide path to enlightened business leadership

This year's recipient of the Jack Diamond award was the remarkable Corey Hirsch, the former Vancouver Canucks goaltender who has taken on a personal responsibility to advance the importance of attention to mental health
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Backyard astronomer: Dodging a solar bullet

Backyard astronomer: Dodging a solar bullet

The present solar cycle is ramping up to the height of Solar Max, sometime in July 2025.
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Letter: Mature trees are the lungs of Coquitlam — why cut them down?

Letter: Mature trees are the lungs of Coquitlam — why cut them down?

Writer believes the city can be more sustainable, but it needs cleaner air and more natural shade.
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Jack Knox: Prayers for peace at Ukrainian church in Victoria

Jack Knox: Prayers for peace at Ukrainian church in Victoria

What, he is asked, does a priest tell parishioners to do on a day like this?
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Opinion: Emergencies Act revoked after 10 days of police clampdowns helped end blockades

Opinion: Emergencies Act revoked after 10 days of police clampdowns helped end blockades

The Emergencies Act could have been in place for 30 days or more. But 10 days after it was invoked, the government is now confident it can keep Canadians safe with existing laws.
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Opinion: Why Vladimir Putin won't back down in Ukraine

Opinion: Why Vladimir Putin won't back down in Ukraine

A western ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach has helped provoke Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Opinion: Support for use of Emergencies Act outweighs opposition by two to one, poll finds

Opinion: Support for use of Emergencies Act outweighs opposition by two to one, poll finds

Approval of government action against truckers’ blockades stands at 63%, versus 28% support, survey finds.
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Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

In most any other year, the revelation that there will be years of provincial deficits ahead would be part of the path of a government certain to fall
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Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Canadians need to take steps to better address the financial insecurity of seniors. Otherwise, Canada may encounter a growing tide of desperate seniors in the near future.
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