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Editorial: Silly season is upon us

Editorial: Silly season is upon us

We’re about six months away from the next provincial election.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Letter: North Van woman grateful for kindness of two young, adventurous strangers

Letter: North Van woman grateful for kindness of two young, adventurous strangers

The return of a purse and wallet lost in North Vancouver’s Stong’s Market has restored one local woman’s faith in the local community - and the younger generation
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
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
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
Letter: If you run right beside a leashed dog, don't be surprised if it lunges

Letter: If you run right beside a leashed dog, don't be surprised if it lunges

Even non-aggresive dogs can get startled and react to protect their owner if someone rushes by on a trail or sidewalk, this letter writer says