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PREST: 'Everesting' has reached even greater heights during COVID-19

PREST: 'Everesting' has reached even greater heights during COVID-19

Great news for all of you who enjoy spending entire days going up hills but are less interested in walking past fields of frozen human waste and dead bodies.
Opinion: Exit of 'hapless' Andrew Scheer can only help Conservatives

Opinion: Exit of 'hapless' Andrew Scheer can only help Conservatives

Federal politics just got real again now that the federal Conservatives have finally chosen a leader.
Opinion: Here's what it's like to go to a dentist during the pandemic

Opinion: Here's what it's like to go to a dentist during the pandemic

Heading in for a routine cleaning looks a little different these days.
Letters: B.C.'s back-to-school plan 'disturbing'

Letters: B.C.'s back-to-school plan 'disturbing'

Open letter to the parents of B.C. students, As a long-time educator, I find the lack of an online option in B.C.’s Back To School Plan extremely disturbing.
Letter: Your sexist snark while I pumped gas was a teachable moment

Letter: Your sexist snark while I pumped gas was a teachable moment

Editor: To the young man at the Chevron station on Brunette Avenue on the evening of July 30.
Opinion: B.C. health officials finally treated us like grownups with COVID data

Opinion: B.C. health officials finally treated us like grownups with COVID data

A shocking thing happened earlier this week. B.C. health officials like Dr. Bonnie Henry finally treated us like grownups when it comes to COVID-19 data. Don’t get me wrong, Henry is doing a fine job of helping B.C.
Opinion: New West moving forward to allow cannabis edibles

Opinion: New West moving forward to allow cannabis edibles

I grew up in the 1970s and ‘80s and so I didn’t see people who used marijuana as “cannabis customers” – I saw them as “potheads” like Cheech and Chong, plus the heavy metal dudes hanging out in the school parking.
Opinion: Expect more 'Infection Fighters' vs 'Cynical Spreaders' tensions as COVID drags on

Opinion: Expect more 'Infection Fighters' vs 'Cynical Spreaders' tensions as COVID drags on

The financial penalties for undue “partying” announced by B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth are getting a world of attention right now, but it was another recent pronouncement that should give everyone pause for thought. Dr.
Opinion: Let’s put out the New West ‘welcome’ mat for supportive housing residents

Opinion: Let’s put out the New West ‘welcome’ mat for supportive housing residents

When someone new moves into a neighbourhood, the common thing to do is to welcome them with open arms. That, of course, does not include hugging right now, but the sentiment shouldn’t change.
Editorial: Pandemic might be making it easier to consult with a doctor

Editorial: Pandemic might be making it easier to consult with a doctor

It appears changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic may finally bring some good news. For years, large numbers of British Columbians have been unable to find a family physician. Instead, we searched the B.C.