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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one鈥檚 throwing a rope

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one鈥檚 throwing a rope

Behind the G7 growth talk is a story of household strain, lender complacency, and economic fragility
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Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey borrows from 2009-era accounting tactics to patch holes in a $10.9B deficit
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Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Premier David Eby joined the vision quest this week, announcing a new drive to seize the 鈥済enerational opportunity to build lasting prosperity鈥� by way of multiple mines in the northwest.
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Opinion: Promoting social inclusion through pet companionship

Opinion: Promoting social inclusion through pet companionship

As we strive for social equality, it is essential to address hurdles that prevent some people from experiencing the known benefits of spending time or living with a pet.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

By sidelining the FNLC and UBCM, the B.C. government is undermining the very relationships it once championed
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Les Leyne: Infrastructure minister admits error, but NDP will press on

Les Leyne: Infrastructure minister admits error, but NDP will press on

The opposition is suggesting various amendments to the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15), but Minister Bowinn Ma 鈥� her moment of humility behind her 鈥� indicated they鈥檙e wasting their time
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

The B.C. government promised to end offsite drug use but admits it has no central way to monitor compliance or track exemptions
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Squamish poll: Majority support full-season campfire ban to prevent wildfires

Squamish poll: Majority support full-season campfire ban to prevent wildfires

The 劲爆大瓜 polled 404聽readers, asking 'Should there be a campfire ban all season to prevent wildfires?'
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Opinion: Canada's skills crisis is growing 鈥� here's how we can fix it

Opinion: Canada's skills crisis is growing 鈥� here's how we can fix it

As labour shortages deepen across sectors, the disconnect between formal education and real-world job requirements is becoming harder to ignore.
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Opinion: It鈥檚 not your fault that you are not flourishing, Mama

Opinion: It鈥檚 not your fault that you are not flourishing, Mama

'We live in a system that has devalued caregiving for thousands of years'
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