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Letter: If Burnaby allows laneway houses on my street, I’m moving because it will ruin it

Letter: If Burnaby allows laneway houses on my street, I’m moving because it will ruin it

A Burnaby homeowner isn't thrilled about this new plan
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Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

In most any other year, the revelation that there will be years of provincial deficits ahead would be part of the path of a government certain to fall
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Burnaby tenant ‘lawyered up’ after days without power and longer with no hot water

Burnaby tenant ‘lawyered up’ after days without power and longer with no hot water

Case pending at Residential Tenancy Branch
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Letter: Burnaby moving too slow on allowing laneway houses. We need action

Letter: Burnaby moving too slow on allowing laneway houses. We need action

Reader says adding new forms of density should have happened a decade ago
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Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Canadians need to take steps to better address the financial insecurity of seniors. Otherwise, Canada may encounter a growing tide of desperate seniors in the near future.
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Opinion: The secret ultraviolet colours of sunflowers attract pollinators and preserve water

Opinion: The secret ultraviolet colours of sunflowers attract pollinators and preserve water

Sunflowers have hidden patterns of ultraviolet colours — visible to pollinators, these colours are due to the presence of pigments that also help plants retain moisture.
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Opinion: Artists' Spotify criticisms point to larger ways musicians lose with streaming — here’s 3 changes to help in Canada

Opinion: Artists' Spotify criticisms point to larger ways musicians lose with streaming — here’s 3 changes to help in Canada

A Spotify boycott wouldn’t fix the working conditions of most musicians. Fostering a more equitable, community-based music culture requires changing how we listen to music and support its production
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Opinion: Sorry, no, illegal rideshare drivers in Burnaby don’t ‘deserve’ to get carjacked

Opinion: Sorry, no, illegal rideshare drivers in Burnaby don’t ‘deserve’ to get carjacked

Some readers show an astonishing lack of sympathy for terrorized drivers
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Opinion: Premier Horgan's popularity outstrips the BC NDP. But why?

Opinion: Premier Horgan's popularity outstrips the BC NDP. But why?

Is staying so far in the background a good strategy
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Letter: Burnaby MP needs to ask if 'sledgehammer' Emergencies Act is really needed

Letter: Burnaby MP needs to ask if 'sledgehammer' Emergencies Act is really needed

Constituent says Liberal MP should be careful before voting
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