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Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

Les Leyne: Top 10% of short-term rental hosts took in half the revenue

McGill University researchers found that it’s the businesses renting out multiple units that dominate the market in B.C.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: The state of B.C. Ferries' fleet

Adrian Raeside cartoon: The state of B.C. Ferries' fleet

Les Leyne: Government ends contract with group allegedly buying drugs on dark web

Les Leyne: Government ends contract with group allegedly buying drugs on dark web

Vancouver Coastal Health had contracted the “Drug Users Liberation Front” to provide street-level support for drug users, such as drug-checking and overdose-prevention training
Comment: Government created the housing mess we are in

Comment: Government created the housing mess we are in

Parts of this crackdown make sense, but going after the owners of legally non-conforming micro suites is reckless overreach.
Letter: Burnaby resident 'sick and tired' of wildlife cull rhetoric

Letter: Burnaby resident 'sick and tired' of wildlife cull rhetoric

One letter writer believes the owl that attacked a two-year-old at Burnaby's Squint Lake Park should be moved, not destroyed.
Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

Les Leyne: No one willing to defend rules blocking foreign-trained workers

As a skills shortage worsens every year, thousands of qualified workers have been sidelined by bureaucratic inertia and bogus requirements that were imposed in a different age
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Housing policy in B.C.

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Housing policy in B.C.

Baldrey: Looking at B.C.'s popularity polls a year out from the 2024 election

Baldrey: Looking at B.C.'s popularity polls a year out from the 2024 election

We may be viewing the classic "better dance with the devil you know than the one you don't" analogy, according to Keith Baldrey.
Minter: Unique décor pumpkins and squash

Minter: Unique décor pumpkins and squash

Are all your jack-o-lanterns orange? Master gardener Brian Minter says white, yellow and green pumpkins can spruce up your Halloween display.
Comment: B.C. needs team-based health-care solutions

Comment: B.C. needs team-based health-care solutions

Outpatient health care requires a major redesign where health care professionals practice medicine more effectively and efficiently, in teams.