Opinion

I learned how to pick out fruits and vegetables from my Aunty B. She would take me to Granville Island and we’d wander the market eyeing up the latest produce. She told me what to look for and how to feel if a certain item was good or not.

In response to several of my recent blogs on Burnaby landlords, some have argued that landlords also have mortgages to pay. That’s true and I’ve never said they don’t.

“Don’t stand so, don’t stand so, don’t stand so close to me.” - The Police Hey, I love people, I really do. I’m a hugger and a lover – I’m a midnight cuddler. But not right now. No, right now I want you to get the hell away from me.

So, you can’t eat out right now, but you can order takeout or food via a delivery app. Those apps are doing huge business right now. They help customers and they help restaurants, although some apps charge high fees to eateries.

News broke earlier today that a racist who verbally assaulted two Asian women on transit in April – and then physically assaulted someone who defended them – had actually died of an overdose about a week later.

Editor: During COVID-19 we have been hearing so many positive stories about neighbours helping neighbours, communities coming together to keep local businesses afloat, and people, organizations and companies sharing innovations.

While Friday afternoons often bear press releases from governments looking to bury unpopular news, that evening has also been known to provide other eyebrow-raising "announcements"; social media posts from government employees and elected officials n

Editor: Re: This crazy Burnaby neighbour war just hit TikTok , NOW opinion I recently read the story the NOW published about the Burnaby woman who took her war with her neighbours to TikTok.

Growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, masks and gloves were donned by my favourite heroes: Batman, Robin and the Lone Ranger. (I’ll include the Green Hornet and Kato for fans of ‘60s TV and Bruce Lee.

As the Great Re-Opening comes into view, it is not unclear if our provincial economy will reawaken itself. More than 400,000 British Columbians are out of work right now, an astonishing situation akin to the Great Depression of the 1930s.