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Rob Shaw: Eby hit snooze on his momentum with uneventful throne speech

Rob Shaw: Eby hit snooze on his momentum with uneventful throne speech

Premier David Eby says he has no shortage of ideas on how to tackle the biggest crises of our time – from the strain on the health-care system, to rising crime on B.C.
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Letter: Burnaby basement suites should be homeowners' decision

Letter: Burnaby basement suites should be homeowners' decision

Every basement suite is needed on Burnaby's rental market today, where there are astronomical rents and low supply.
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Letter: Burnaby doesn't need a 'ridiculous' tax hike

Letter: Burnaby doesn't need a 'ridiculous' tax hike

Editor: It’s ridiculous that this council wants to increase our taxes by 10 per cent.
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Keith Baldrey: BC Liberals float competing plan to tackle drug crisis

Keith Baldrey: BC Liberals float competing plan to tackle drug crisis

Opposition stresses treatment centres, and, in some cases, involuntary confinement, to handle province’s addiction and mental health problems
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Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Rob Shaw: Expect Eby to double down on priorities in throne speech Monday

Premier David Eby has been sprinting through his first three months in office, checking off items from his 100-day action plan with increasing frequency.
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Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Working remotely, really remotely, isn’t really that new.
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Letters: Burnaby city council out of touch with the 'commoners'

Letters: Burnaby city council out of touch with the 'commoners'

These high tax increases can't just keep going, this longtime resident says.
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Letter: Private health care has been an 'unequivocal failure'

Letter: Private health care has been an 'unequivocal failure'

Canada's health-care system needs help, but helping the rich get richer isn't the answer.
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Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

After the mill closed, the province was on the hook for the cleanup. The Environment Ministry estimates it will have spent more than $90 million on the site by the end of this fiscal year.
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Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?

Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?

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