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Build a Downtown Eastside for all people to live in

Build a Downtown Eastside for all people to live in

DTES resident reacts to ‘prescription’ to improve life in poverty-stricken neighbourhood
This is how you can speed up that soul-sucking food prep

This is how you can speed up that soul-sucking food prep

One of the most common reasons as to why one doesn’t cook from scratch more than they currently do is because of how long it takes to prepare ingredients for the meal.
Parents shouldn't tell kids their devices came from Santa

Parents shouldn't tell kids their devices came from Santa

When I asked my five-year-old daughter what she was going to add to her Christmas wish list this year, she replied confidently, “A poofy dress that when you touch it, Smarties fall out, and a real-life Elsa castle with a bunk bed and a kitchen and a
Opinion: BC NDP leaders seem unperturbed by BCTF attacks

Opinion: BC NDP leaders seem unperturbed by BCTF attacks

The gathering of the BC NDP faithful at this past weekend’s bi-annual convention revealed a political party that has settled comfortably into government and is hungrily looking to the next election.
Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

No winning ticket was sold for the $11 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.
B.C.’s liquor laws are unfair to beer lovers

B.C.’s liquor laws are unfair to beer lovers

Back in 2012, the B.C. Liberal government of the day made sweeping changes to the province’s liquor laws that paved the way for the coming craft beer revolution.
New West police asked people about terrible traffic. They got an earful

New West police asked people about terrible traffic. They got an earful

The other day, the New Westminster Police Department issued a Twitter question. It was a simple one: “We have a traffic question #NewWest . What would you like enforced? Where? What kind of enforcement? We want to hear from you.
Les Leyne: NDP and Liberals tussle over labour rights vs. Indigenous rights

Les Leyne: NDP and Liberals tussle over labour rights vs. Indigenous rights

Indigenous people are protected under the UN declaration on Indigenous rights from facing labour discrimination. “Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to any discriminatory conditions of labour … employment or salary.
Opinion: Justin Trudeau needs to listen to Jagmeet Singh

Opinion: Justin Trudeau needs to listen to Jagmeet Singh

Now the juggling begins as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named his new cabinet at a ceremony Nov. 20 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
OPINION: It might be time to add seat belts in school buses

OPINION: It might be time to add seat belts in school buses

The BC Liberals may have a slam dunk — finally — with their latest effort to advance their agenda in a divided legislature with an initiative to require seatbelts on new school buses.