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Les Leyne: Bail data aimed at federal government

Les Leyne: Bail data aimed at federal government

Provincial authorities appear keen to pin as much blame as possible on the federal government for the increased sense of danger on city streets stemming from violent offenders shuttling through the justice system while remaining out on bail.
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Keith Baldrey: Premiers call for help to keep violent criminals off the streets

Keith Baldrey: Premiers call for help to keep violent criminals off the streets

Provincial officials raise alarm over thwarting of prosecutors’ efforts to deny bail to repeat offenders.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. awaits Ottawa's move to keep violent offenders in jail instead of on bail

Rob Shaw: B.C. awaits Ottawa's move to keep violent offenders in jail instead of on bail

Provinces pleading with the federal government to keep potentially violent offenders off the streets as they face trials
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Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Mother of a 16-year-old who died of a toxic mix of lethal drugs deplores lack of B.C. government action on recommendations from inquest into her son’s death.
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Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Letter: Kudos to BC NDP for affordability efforts

Provincial government accomplishing more to create low-cost housing than BC Liberals did.
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Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

John Horgan’s private career still public, caught in political and environmental crossfire
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Letter: PSAC strike is about fair wages for workers

Letter: PSAC strike is about fair wages for workers

"Families who work for low wages often face impossible choices: buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent."
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Letter: PSAC workers deserve a 'fair and just resolution' to strike

Letter: PSAC workers deserve a 'fair and just resolution' to strike

"The PSAC strike is an opportunity for us to stand in solidarity with those who are fighting for a better future for all Canadians."
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Letter: Tennis facilities lacking

Letter: Tennis facilities lacking

Burnaby and other Lower Mainland municipalities have a deficit of places to play tennis, a reader says.
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Les Leyne: Dix takes steps to stop flow of diabetes drug to U.S.

Les Leyne: Dix takes steps to stop flow of diabetes drug to U.S.

Three weeks after blowing the whistle on the scheme, Health Minister Adrian Dix signed a ministerial order that curbs the online sale of Ozempic to non-Canadians.
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