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These are Canada's worst examples of red tape, according to a business group

These are Canada's worst examples of red tape, according to a business group

To kick off its 10th Red Tape Awareness Week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business emailed its annual Paperweights that highlight the “worst examples of red tape headaches for business owners across the country, ranging from the eye-rollin
Burnaby council basement plan would strain our street's parking

Burnaby council basement plan would strain our street's parking

Editor: Re: Burnaby council’s stand-alone initiative to make big houses bigger. Please help, my fellow citizens of Burnaby. I believe that this initiative of council under our new mayor and the old council is to make big houses bigger.
Column: How to see your houseplants through winter

Column: How to see your houseplants through winter

Move them closer to windows, reduce watering and amp up the fertilizer.
Karen Wang's mistakes don't give you a licence to be racist

Karen Wang's mistakes don't give you a licence to be racist

Thursday was a crazy day.
Letter: We need to protect kids from their own parents who smoke

Letter: We need to protect kids from their own parents who smoke

Editor: Re: Most British Columbians back proposed ban on smoking in apartments, NOW Opinion, Jan.
Letter: 'Svend deserves a second chance'

Letter: 'Svend deserves a second chance'

Editor: Re: Svend Robinson speaks to the NOW about why he’s running again, NOW, Jan. 17 Regarding the crude and offensive reaction to Svend Robinson’s attempted political comeback - when did Canada and B.C.
The Karen Wang press conference was a gong show

The Karen Wang press conference was a gong show

It took about 30 seconds after Karen Wang pulled up for the tears to start flowing. Not from Wang – her mother began sobbing as soon as the media got close to her.
Burnaby South Liberals warned the national party about issues with Karen Wang

Burnaby South Liberals warned the national party about issues with Karen Wang

When political parties look to field a roster of candidates, there can often be a tug of war between the national or provincial officials and the local riding associations. The two sides can sometimes look for very different things in a candidate.
I've been in Burnaby since 1929 and don't want your pipeline

I've been in Burnaby since 1929 and don't want your pipeline

Editor: At the end of 2018, I very carefully clipped out all that was in the paper about the story of the year and put it away where I can look at it at the end of this year and see where our new mayor of Burnaby has succeeded.
Raw deal for Vancouver’s Jody Wilson-Raybould in Trudeau cabinet shuffle

Raw deal for Vancouver’s Jody Wilson-Raybould in Trudeau cabinet shuffle

As pre-election cabinet shuffles go, Justin Trudeau’s was a weird one.