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Les Leyne: Kickback probe could shape carbon-tax fight

Les Leyne: Kickback probe could shape carbon-tax fight

How will B.C.’s carbon tax weather the political storm that erupted this week?
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Letter: BC NDP shouldn't silence legitimate criticism of Israel

Letter: BC NDP shouldn't silence legitimate criticism of Israel

The Vancouver chapter executive of the Independent Jewish Voices offers a warning to Premier David Eby and the ruling provincial party.
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Les Leyne: NDP flips, launches dual probes after accusation of kickback in handling of green grants

Les Leyne: NDP flips, launches dual probes after accusation of kickback in handling of green grants

A consulting firm hired by the NDP to administer grants from its CleanBC program is accused of asking for a kickback to successfully process an application.
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Baldrey: 2024 meets 1991? How B.C. election history could repeat itself

Baldrey: 2024 meets 1991? How B.C. election history could repeat itself

Political columnist Keith Baldrey examines the eerily similar parallels that have transpired in the B.C. Legislature.
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Sunday Night Read: 'Annuii'

Sunday Night Read: 'Annuii'

This short story series submission is from Ming Louie Stein of Port Moody.
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Column: Tea, good for you and good tasting, too

Column: Tea, good for you and good tasting, too

Tea was discovered so long ago that its origins blend history with mythology.
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Minter: Keep those shady areas looking great

Minter: Keep those shady areas looking great

Got one or multiple shade spots in your garden? Expert Brian Minter says planting a variety of plants can help.
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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
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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
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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
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