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Rob Shaw: Anti-racism hotline? The trail has gone cold

Rob Shaw: Anti-racism hotline? The trail has gone cold

Two years after its announcement, the line isn't connected
Letters: Why are we measuring what we don’t have?

Letters: Why are we measuring what we don’t have?

'My water bill arrived last week. Over the last few years it has gone from approximately $250  a year to $650, a significant increase that is not in line with other increases due to inflation.'
Kirk LaPointe: Thank you, Ottawa, for saving journalism from tools it needs

Kirk LaPointe: Thank you, Ottawa, for saving journalism from tools it needs

The baffling week of how the Liberals can't help themselves in trying to help media but failing
Les Leyne: Leaders shift their stances on B.C. drug policy

Les Leyne: Leaders shift their stances on B.C. drug policy

As Premier David Eby cites drug seizures in response to a backlash to decriminalization, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is sounding increasingly dubious about harm reduction
Letters: Firefighting consequences of water crisis driven home

Letters: Firefighting consequences of water crisis driven home

'The letter says that, should water reserves dwindle to the point experienced last year, the Sechelt Fire Department may no longer be capable of providing the current level of fire protection.'
Letters: We could have temporary housing in Sechelt too

Letters: We could have temporary housing in Sechelt too

'Regrettably, BC Housing’s lack of support for temporary housing solutions makes it difficult for other communities to do what Duncan has done.'
More Canadians hopping on the hockey bandwagon as playoffs progress: poll

More Canadians hopping on the hockey bandwagon as playoffs progress: poll

More than half of Canadians support the Toronto Maple Leafs and more than a quarter support the Edmonton Oilers
Les Leyne: NDP silence on government lawyer bill speaks volumes

Les Leyne: NDP silence on government lawyer bill speaks volumes

They gave up defending the bill that bars more than 300 government lawyers from forming their own union, hunkered down like penguins in a blizzard and let the opposition critics wear themselves out
Opinion: Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'

Opinion: Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'

Gen Z’s interest in flip phones is the latest in a series of obsessions young people have for the aesthetic of the 1990s and 2000s.
Opinion: Seeing Squamish through the rearview mirror

Opinion: Seeing Squamish through the rearview mirror

From the vantage point of time and distance, it’s now easier to look at Squamish not as a better and worse version of itself, just a different one.