Opinion

My Instagram feed is normally a soothing respite from the horrors of the world through a collection of cute animals, tasty-looking dishes and people’s vacay pics. But not on this day.

Editor: Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation gave an impassioned plea (today in New Westminster) for the various levels of government to lower taxes on gas. What Sims failed to do was suggest how this shortfall in taxes be made up.

The latest statistics on motor vehicle incident deaths have been released and there are some positives to be found. Unless you are motorcyclist. In that case, the news is pretty grim.

In the buildup to the public inquiry announced Wednesday, the B.C. government got a 300-page report last week full of compelling observations about money laundering in B.C.

There are so many things I would rather be writing about than Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh. But the leader of the federal NDP is just making it so hard these days.

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain must convince us the Burnaby tank farm is safe from a quake , NOW Letters, May 14 An Editor’s Note at the end of this letter to the editor concerning safety concerns about the Trans Mountain tank farm quotes a company spoke

The Editor, On April 27, I was parked at Home Depot in Port Coquitlam and in the process of going to return the buggy to its stand when I was startled by a truck beside me and my closing passenger door nicked my lower leg.

I’m a little conflicted about what to do with all the wizard duels in my house. On the one hand, my kids are entering a fabulous phase in life where they are now voraciously consuming books and stories that are actually entertaining for adults too.

One national group is trying to save people from themselves. With Victoria Day coming this weekend, the Canadian Safe Boating Council is reminding people to stay sober while boating. Yeah, good luck with that.

Re: “Lower Mainland's presale home absorption rate sees dismal April: report,” online, May 6.