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Opinion: Why B.C. needs to trial a four-day workweek

Opinion: Why B.C. needs to trial a four-day workweek

The nature of work has changed drastically in recent years. People are exhausted from trying to keep up with rising costs of living, housing unaffordability, working through a pandemic and technological changes. B.C.
Keith Baldrey: New funding to fight cancer is sorely needed

Keith Baldrey: New funding to fight cancer is sorely needed

$440 million for better screening, higher pay for oncologists and expanded care and is part of province’s 10-year plan.
Jack Knox: Catching up to correspondence on a cold weekend

Jack Knox: Catching up to correspondence on a cold weekend

And, could Jack Knox be replaced by the ChatGPT bot?
Letter: 4 flaggers + 4-way stop = 1 big Burnaby headache

Letter: 4 flaggers + 4-way stop = 1 big Burnaby headache

Reader mystified by city move at intersection that “accomplishes nothing ― other than screwing up already overloaded and busy streets.”
Letters: Waste facility’s impact on residents, wildlife too costly

Letters: Waste facility’s impact on residents, wildlife too costly

Loss of parkland, increased traffic among reasons to question GROW project, readers say.
Opinion: Gold-plated public sector severance deals need a critical review

Opinion: Gold-plated public sector severance deals need a critical review

An eye-watering severance payment to a top government official who was then immediately awarded another job has shone a spotlight on loopholes that need to be fixed to limit unnecessary costs to taxpayers.
Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Jack Knox: A year later, Island offers Ukrainians a candle in the dark

Close to a thousand displaced Ukrainians have found safety on Vancouver Island since the Feb. 24, 2022, Russian invasion. More are coming.
Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

Opinion: The grim implications of a missed opportunity

A decision Thursday by the Supreme Court of Canada has left British Columbia as the province where it is perhaps the most difficult for journalists to protect their confidential sources.
Letter: A new wave of homelessness is here — Canada needs to act

Letter: A new wave of homelessness is here — Canada needs to act

Canada needs to adopt a Homelessness Prevention and Housing Benefit, this writer says.
Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Opinion: Only a quarter of British Columbians meet national exercise guidelines regularly

Only 21 per cent of Canadians claim to have met the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines every week for the past three months.