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Opinion: Breaking down the 'pseudo-legal arguments' a Vancouver restaurant is trying to use to avoid legal sanctions

Opinion: Breaking down the 'pseudo-legal arguments' a Vancouver restaurant is trying to use to avoid legal sanctions

$100,000 fine for trespassing? A "common law" jurisdiction? A Vancouver restaurant can post all the signs they want: they are still bound by the terms of licenses, contracts, leases, and, yes...public health orders.
Opinion: Too slow or kicked out, winners and losers in B.C.'s AstraZeneca vaccine roll out

Opinion: Too slow or kicked out, winners and losers in B.C.'s AstraZeneca vaccine roll out

Small number of AstraZeneca doses quickly snapped up by 55 to 65 year olds while priority frontline workers kicked out of the line for now as B.C.'s vaccine program rolls out amidst changing circumstances
Opinion: More young people landing in B.C. ICUs due to COVID-19

Opinion: More young people landing in B.C. ICUs due to COVID-19

Comments by 'Premier Dad' were unfortunate but highlighted growing problem
Letter: Port Moody's issues deserve respectful discussion

Letter: Port Moody's issues deserve respectful discussion

A Port Moody letter writer says the city's politics have become so toxic, it's impossible to discuss the serious issues the city is facing in a respectful, productive way.
Public confidence in government’s pandemic management waning: poll

Public confidence in government’s pandemic management waning: poll

51% of Canadians satisfied with federal efforts to fight COVID-19 crisis
Letter: Port Coquitlam hunting club calls for 'real consultation' in drafting gun laws

Letter: Port Coquitlam hunting club calls for 'real consultation' in drafting gun laws

Port Coquitlam club president 'greatly concerned about the lack of consultation given to legitimate shooting and hunting clubs'
Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

Most Canadians favour boycotting next year’s Beijing Olympics, poll finds

54% of those surveyed say Canada should not send athletes to the 2022 Winter Games.
Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

Opinion: B.C.'s COVID course change looks desperate

The sudden dramatic reversals in B.C.’s COVID-19 stance on Monday show a degree of desperation that hasn’t been seen previously.
Letter: Coquitlam vaccine workers, volunteers 'made us seniors proud'

Letter: Coquitlam vaccine workers, volunteers 'made us seniors proud'

Coquitlam senior said it took 35 minutes to get vaccinated, including a post-vaccination waiting time of 15 minutes
Letter: If this Coquitlam arena can be seized for vaccinations, why can't it double as a homeless shelter?

Letter: If this Coquitlam arena can be seized for vaccinations, why can't it double as a homeless shelter?

'I'm all for using our civic spaces to help facilitate administering vaccines, but I don't understand why we continue to leave people outside.'