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Column: How this reporter got scammed by a phishing email and what it could cost her

Column: How this reporter got scammed by a phishing email and what it could cost her

Tri-City News reporter Diane Strandberg, who has reported on phishing scams, let herself get scammed. Now, she has some advice
OPINION: This fractured land is in dire need of federal political leadership

OPINION: This fractured land is in dire need of federal political leadership

We haven’t asked our first ministers to put on the Big Boy Pants for some time. They’ve been able to be children. Now it is time.
Opinion: Cheap New West stratas share some blame for skyrocketing insurance

Opinion: Cheap New West stratas share some blame for skyrocketing insurance

This blog will likely get me burned in effigy outside the Record office, but I’m still writing it. New Westminster residents who own in a strata need to take a hard look in the mirror as the reality of sky-high insurance rates hits their buildings.
Opinion: Smart density will grow New West and keep prices lower

Opinion: Smart density will grow New West and keep prices lower

New Westminster is growing. The city is increasingly attracting young, diverse professionals and their families, new businesses and an array of exciting new bars, restaurants, and social spaces.
Opinion: Trans Mountain touts 59 Indigenous deals as Wet'suwet'en crisis rages. Interesting timing

Opinion: Trans Mountain touts 59 Indigenous deals as Wet'suwet'en crisis rages. Interesting timing

Trans Mountain emails a newsletter pretty much each week with updates on the project. The topics vary each week, ranging from construction to employment to the latest court decisions.
Editorial: 'Trust us,' say health officials on COVID-19. But can we afford to?

Editorial: 'Trust us,' say health officials on COVID-19. But can we afford to?

Plenty of questions plus lack of transparency raise worries regarding community safety amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus
Les Leyne: Scrambling for a fix as costs go sky-high for condo insurance

Les Leyne: Scrambling for a fix as costs go sky-high for condo insurance

The B.C. legislature has been seized three times so far this month with the condo insurance crisis and there are two clear takeaways. The first is that the problem of abrupt, stratospheric hikes in strata condo insurance is enormous.
Les Leyne: Eby should clam up, let money laundering inquiry do its job

Les Leyne: Eby should clam up, let money laundering inquiry do its job

There was a glimpse Monday at the opening of the public inquiry into money laundering of how easy it is to slip down confusing rabbit holes about who said or did what about the problem in years gone by.
Opinion: Gen Z blinded by easy 'gig' money to see they're exploited

Opinion: Gen Z blinded by easy 'gig' money to see they're exploited

As a 22-year-old Gen Z in the 21st Century, I like to say I have a pretty good handle on what is happening in the world (Brexit, Trump, the Kardashian/Jenner clan).
Opinion: Blame game is why so little gets done about bullying

Opinion: Blame game is why so little gets done about bullying

One out of five kids are affected by bullying and while there is an increased effort to put an end to bullying around the world, Canada ranks at a dismal 27th out of 35 countries on measures of bullying and victimization, according to a recent World