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Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

Jack Knox: If they have to close shop anyway, why not Sunday?

It wasn’t until 1980 that then-premier Bill Bennett eased the ban on Sunday shopping.
An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

An updated inventory of long-haul inflation implications and angst

Many things are worrisome about substantial, sustained increases in the cost of living and borrowing.
Monique Keiran: Researchers tackle mystery of missing bear toes, floating feet

Monique Keiran: Researchers tackle mystery of missing bear toes, floating feet

Five years after B.C. officials solved the decade-long mystery of detached sneaker-clad feet washing up on shore in the region, the cause of another foot mystery has been identified: grizzlies with missing toes
Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

She made the first of her seven visits to Vancouver Island in 1951, the only time she came here as ­princess, not queen.
Letter: Noise a constant nightmare for people living near SkyTrain lines

Letter: Noise a constant nightmare for people living near SkyTrain lines

TransLink needs to find ways to tamp down decibel levels from elevated trains through residential neighbourhoods.
Poll finds Stewart and Sim leading mayoral horse race in City of Vancouver

Poll finds Stewart and Sim leading mayoral horse race in City of Vancouver

With just five weeks to go before all ballots are cast, likely voters in Vancouver are responsible for fascinating fluctuations.
Letter: South Burnaby Garden Club brings back fall festival

Letter: South Burnaby Garden Club brings back fall festival

Fall Harvest Fair returns after COVID-19 hiatus with prize vegetables, fruits, baking, canning, flowers, flower arrangements, crafts, photographs
B.C. unlikely to repeat its surprise surplus any time soon

B.C. unlikely to repeat its surprise surplus any time soon

Inflation makes this “a very different year,” warns Finance Minister Selina Robinson ahead of the province’s quarterly financial update.
Letter: Laneway houses are exorbitant land hogs

Letter: Laneway houses are exorbitant land hogs

Lane homes are too costly for Burnaby renters and eat up valuable space for parking and outdoor enjoyment, reader says.
Opinion: Ottawa animosity sparks rise in Alberta sovereignty aspirations

Opinion: Ottawa animosity sparks rise in Alberta sovereignty aspirations

Many survey respondents say they are “Albertans first and Canadians second."