Opinion

Legalize short-term rentals, polled North Shore residents say

Needed accommodation for tourists or exacerbating the housing crisis?

Apr 1, 2022 12:05 PM Read more >

Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Government agency: “Whether they reside in urban or rural sectors, everyone has a right to receive the same quality of services.”

Apr 1, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Survey suggests lasting harm from debunked and retracted study in 1990s.

Mar 31, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Action plan is described as first of its kind. It commits to 89 steps to be undertaken in the next five years.

Mar 31, 2022 1:35 AM Read more >

Opinion: Is carbon the 'new' staple in our contemporary economy?

With the tragedy of events unfolding in eastern Europe, once again the notion of Canada as an energy supplier beyond North America’s borders is finding traction in a way that foregrounds the country’s resource economy..

Mar 30, 2022 3:10 PM Read more >

Andy Prest: We have entered the Fight Club stage of the pandemic

The first rule of Fight Club seems to have become the first rule of the COVID-19 pandemic as we roll into year three.

Mar 30, 2022 10:42 AM Read more >

Opinion: Here's how the new global treaty on plastic pollution can help solve this crisis

A global treaty on plastic pollution must incentivize a make-take-reuse waste management system and include quantitative targets based on geography-specific emissions.

Mar 30, 2022 9:54 AM Read more >

Opinion: National Indigenous Languages Day: Keeping languages thriving for generations to come

This National Indigenous Languages Day, let’s celebrate the community-led initiatives that focus on building capacity and sustainability for future generations.

Mar 30, 2022 9:26 AM Read more >

North Shore residents want plastic shopping bags banned: poll

Almost 60 per cent say we should ditch single-use shopping bags

Mar 30, 2022 7:05 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Liberal-NDP plan for dental, pharmacare coverage could sideline premiers' pleas for more health money

Canada’s premiers have been tearing their hair out about Ottawa’s declining share in the funding of health budgets

Mar 30, 2022 3:30 AM Read more >