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Letter: "Crowded and busy" North Burnaby community centre needs a second gym

Letter: "Crowded and busy" North Burnaby community centre needs a second gym

A Burnaby resident thinks the Confederation Community Centre should have two gyms with different offerings.
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James Steidle: ‘Inept, shady, unaccountable’ leadership led to Canfor Pulp layoffs

James Steidle: ‘Inept, shady, unaccountable’ leadership led to Canfor Pulp layoffs

The megacorps are in the driving seat, of course, but where’s the political leadership?  The answer is there is none.
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Survey: Russia fights its way to the bottom of Canadians’ rankings of foreign countries

Survey: Russia fights its way to the bottom of Canadians’ rankings of foreign countries

Only three per cent of those aged 55 and over have a “moderately positive” opinion of the country.
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Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care

Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care

Do you trust the government with your private health-care information? Do you trust the government to mandate your health care?
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Rob Shaw: NDP has opportunity to bring affordability support to more British Columbians

Rob Shaw: NDP has opportunity to bring affordability support to more British Columbians

“We know that families and seniors and individuals are feeling the strain in our province right now,” said Premier David Eby
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Opinion: Canadian air travel hits another new low thanks to Sunwing mess

Opinion: Canadian air travel hits another new low thanks to Sunwing mess

John Cairns’ News Watch - The outrageous Sunwing airline meltdown is the talk of Saskatchewan.
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Gerry Chidiac: CBC needs to update its mission to Canadians

Gerry Chidiac: CBC needs to update its mission to Canadians

I watch the CBC news in both English and French and listen to radio broadcasts in both languages to learn the centrist neoliberal perspectives on events in Canada and around the world. 
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Rob Shaw: Eby’s many early accomplishments are impressive, but meaningless

Rob Shaw: Eby’s many early accomplishments are impressive, but meaningless

Premier David Eby has reached the half-way point of his 100-day launch plan, and while he’s racked up an impressive list of accomplishments so far, he’s also a long way away from hitting the high bar he set for himself at the start.
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Letter: B.C. faces 'dismal' future as fracking continues

Letter: B.C. faces 'dismal' future as fracking continues

"We have everything we need to make the transition off fossil fuels except the political will."
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Keith Baldrey: January puts extra pressure on B.C. health care

Keith Baldrey: January puts extra pressure on B.C. health care

Resources being reallocated to meet demand as wave of illnesses, surgeries, missed shifts stretch the system.
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