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EDITORIAL: There's still challenges ahead, but 2021 is looking brighter

EDITORIAL: There's still challenges ahead, but 2021 is looking brighter

You’ll be forgiven if you didn’t make good on the New Year’s resolutions you were putting together this time last year. Thanks to you-know-what, 2020 was our annus horribilis.
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BALDREY: Arrival of U.K. variant of COVID-19 complicates provincial response

BALDREY: Arrival of U.K. variant of COVID-19 complicates provincial response

It was inevitable, I suppose, that the so-called COVID-19 “U.K. variant” would make its way into Canada and this province.
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Opinion: U.K. variant of COVID-19 is in B.C. Now what?

Opinion: U.K. variant of COVID-19 is in B.C. Now what?

Don't expect the health order to be lifted in January
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PREST: Trendwatch 2020! The year we stopped wearing pants

PREST: Trendwatch 2020! The year we stopped wearing pants

Hot this year: screaming into the void. Out this year: showers.
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B.C. residents support seizing cellphones of distracted drivers: poll

B.C. residents support seizing cellphones of distracted drivers: poll

More than half of British Columbians say they have recently witnessed a driver talking on a hand-held cellphone or texting while driving
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EDITORIAL: This holiday season, raise a glass to your health and the health of others

EDITORIAL: This holiday season, raise a glass to your health and the health of others

Nurses, doctors, care aides and long-term-care support staff are receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations on the North Shore for the first time this week. It is, frankly, the only thing we really wanted for Christmas.
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Politics is a key influencer in North American immigration views

Politics is a key influencer in North American immigration views

More than two in five Canadians (43%) think the number of immigrants who are allowed to relocate in Canada should remain the same.
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Opinion: B.C. in danger from those with 'vaccine hesitancy'

Opinion: B.C. in danger from those with 'vaccine hesitancy'

A large number of people don't plan on getting vaccinated
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OPINION: Premier Horgan planned to gather with family for Christmas while us peasants actually follow the rules

OPINION: Premier Horgan planned to gather with family for Christmas while us peasants actually follow the rules

Do as they say, not as they do
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Public approval of Trudeau’s job performance rises, poll finds

Public approval of Trudeau’s job performance rises, poll finds

Trudeau’s approval rating is highest among women (58%), Canadians aged 18 to 34 (63%), Atlantic Canadians (60%) and Ontarians (59%).
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