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Comment: Don't allow cellphones, but boost funding for Chromebooks

Comment: Don't allow cellphones, but boost funding for Chromebooks

Teachers in a classroom cannot compete with the lure of the internet.
Comment: B.C. contradicts itself with tobacco investment

Comment: B.C. contradicts itself with tobacco investment

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in British Columbia, causing up to 6,000 deaths in the province each year.
Column: Ottawa must slim down bloated bureaucratic belly

Column: Ottawa must slim down bloated bureaucratic belly

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation believes, regardless of who's in power, the federal government needs to cut its day-to-day spending.
Minter: Pruning — the secret to a clean, fresh garden

Minter: Pruning — the secret to a clean, fresh garden

Master gardener Brian Minter: Sharpen your blades now and you'll be ready to trim for when the coldsnap ends.
Monique Keiran: Global climate shifts are redefining winter almost everywhere

Monique Keiran: Global climate shifts are redefining winter almost everywhere

The season is acquiring a looser set of characteristic features, harder to specify, more variable and more unpredictable.
Trevor Hancock: Vaping products should be subject to same marketing ban as tobacco

Trevor Hancock: Vaping products should be subject to same marketing ban as tobacco

Canada should ban all advertising, marketing, promotion and sponsorship involving vaping companies to avoid hooking a new generation of smokers
Geoff Johnson: How to develop the reading brain in a digital world

Geoff Johnson: How to develop the reading brain in a digital world

‘Deep reading,’ the process of reading attentively and carefully as opposed to skimming or scrolling a screen, helps kids develop capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection
BBB: Five New Year's resolutions to help your business stand out in 2024

BBB: Five New Year's resolutions to help your business stand out in 2024

Expanding your reach, and updating or creating a website are some of the ways the Better Business Bureau (BBB) believes can contribute to company growth this year.
Column: The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Column: The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land

Davidicus Wong, M.D., of PrimeCare Medical Centre in Burnaby, provides tips on how to make the most of your hospital stay.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: A pet makes its views known at a custody hearing

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A pet makes its views known at a custody hearing