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Opinion: Jagmeet Singh hypocritical slamming Trudeau over election while campaigning in B.C.

Opinion: Jagmeet Singh hypocritical slamming Trudeau over election while campaigning in B.C.

It appears there won’t be a federal election right now as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government has survived a confidence vote. The federal NDP, Greens and independent MPs sided with the government on a confidence vote.
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Opinion: BC NDP has a racism problem it just failed to address

Opinion: BC NDP has a racism problem it just failed to address

If you watched last week's 2020 leadership debate between Premier John Horgan, Andrew Wilkinson of the BC Liberals and Sonia Furstenau of the BC Greens, you likely learned two things.
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Letter: Burnaby refinery's 'ratrunners' race through our quiet area. The city won't stop it

Letter: Burnaby refinery's 'ratrunners' race through our quiet area. The city won't stop it

Editor: Re: Burnaby Ratrunners have returned in scary numbers , NOW Opinion I read with obvious interest, your article (Oct. 16) regarding the “ratrunners,” particularly in North Burnaby neighbourhoods.
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Opinion: ‘Karen’ in Burnaby ‘stunned’ city didn’t remind her to pay taxes

Opinion: ‘Karen’ in Burnaby ‘stunned’ city didn’t remind her to pay taxes

Roughly 34% of Burnaby property owners did not pay their property taxes on time this year, more than double the 15% who didn’t pay their taxes on time in 2019, according to the city.
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Opinion: BC Liberal leader far too slow responding to controversies

Opinion: BC Liberal leader far too slow responding to controversies

Sometimes a party leader finds themselves trapped in a cycle of missteps, gaffes and controversies that overshadow everything else on the campaign trail.
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Letter: More Burnaby cops needed in my 'unsafe' neighbourhood

Letter: More Burnaby cops needed in my 'unsafe' neighbourhood

Editor: Re: Burnaby man doused with hot coffee says Metrotown ‘increasingly unsafe,’ NOW News Having just read the story about a person being doused with coffee on Kingsway and Willingdon, I felt compelled to comment.
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Opinion: Divas won’t let Burnaby servers distance thanks to pepper craving

Opinion: Divas won’t let Burnaby servers distance thanks to pepper craving

What does pepper have to do with COVID-19? Well, you’d be surprised. And appalled, if you have an ounce of humanity. During my recent interviews with dozens of servers and restaurant owners in Burnaby during the past weeks, one issue came up.
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Letter: Burnaby bus stops should have WiFi, phone chargers

Letter: Burnaby bus stops should have WiFi, phone chargers

Editor: I am sick and tired of people complaining about our buses running empty in Burnaby. Transit services are essential services While ridership has declined as a result of COVID, this does not mean we do not need our buses and trains.
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Opinion: Burnaby council short sighted in rejecting tunnel to Highway 1

Opinion: Burnaby council short sighted in rejecting tunnel to Highway 1

Let me state up top here that I’m not sold that the so-called Stormont-McBride connector idea is some sort of magical solution to the traffic nightmare that is 10 th Avenue and Canada Way.
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Letter: B.C. Liquor store staff should mask up as an example to private business

Letter: B.C. Liquor store staff should mask up as an example to private business

The Editor, I was in the Westwood Liquor store on Oct. 15 around 7 p.m. Before I entered the store, I was surprised that masks were not mandatory since this is a government-owned business that should be leading by example.
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