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Going back to school is more stressful on parents than kids

Going back to school is more stressful on parents than kids

If you’re a parent, or you have friends who are parents to school-aged children, then you’ve likely fallen victim to the incessant back-to-school banter over the past few weeks.
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Adults should adopt the back-to-school mindset to be healthier

Adults should adopt the back-to-school mindset to be healthier

My wife has a lot of patience. I’m not saying that because she’s been married to me for 30 years; she’s a kindergarten teacher.
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Opinion: Gas inquiry handed BC NDP a $490-million hand grenade

Opinion: Gas inquiry handed BC NDP a $490-million hand grenade

The BC NDP government has suddenly found itself holding a $490-million hand grenade that needs to be defused. The B.C.
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Opinion: Don't be a patsy to some back-room election marketer - think for yourself

Opinion: Don't be a patsy to some back-room election marketer - think for yourself

Robo calls, text messages (“Hi, it’s Sarah from the Conservative Party of Canada”), negative political advertising, video ads on every social media platform and ubiquitous Facebook advertising made to look like news will intensify in the coming weeks
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Letter: Burnaby needs tax relief instead of sitting on a giant pile of cash

Letter: Burnaby needs tax relief instead of sitting on a giant pile of cash

Editor: I am a senior who lives in a 16-year-old condo in the Highgate area of south Burnaby. In 2018, my property taxes increased 25.6 per cent over the year before.
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Opinion: Burnaby Trans Mountain protester writes touching poem from jail

Opinion: Burnaby Trans Mountain protester writes touching poem from jail

History is filled with peaceful protesters documenting their time in jail with written works that have stood the test of time. Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. are just two of them.
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Opinion: Jagmeet Singh has a candidate problem on top of polling, fundraising problems

Opinion: Jagmeet Singh has a candidate problem on top of polling, fundraising problems

So, let’s start with the good news. The good news is that federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was nominated as the party’s candidate in Burnaby South.
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Opinion: Reckless Burnaby food-app drivers are going to get somebody killed

Opinion: Reckless Burnaby food-app drivers are going to get somebody killed

I met a friend for dinner on Saturday night at the Red Robin next to Lougheed Town Centre. As I pulled up looking for a parking spot, I noticed a guy carrying one of those large food-delivery bags loaded with Styrofoam containers.
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Opinion: Someone won rent-a-washed-up-rock-star money in Lotto Max

Opinion: Someone won rent-a-washed-up-rock-star money in Lotto Max

Billy Idol played the PNE on Saturday night, with people posting videos of the ‘80s icon sounding, well, not great.
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Opinion: This Burnaby balcony fire is why I refuse to live in a highrise

Opinion: This Burnaby balcony fire is why I refuse to live in a highrise

Some great work by Burnaby firefighters this week isn’t enough to assuage my fear of living in a highrise. The Burnaby Fire Department was called out to fight a fire on the 32 nd floor of an apartment building at Metrotown’s Station Square community.
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