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Opinion: This federal election campaign is going to get nasty fast

Opinion: This federal election campaign is going to get nasty fast

Judging from the intense media coverage and savage partisan commentary flowing from the SNC-Lavalin scandal, you would think the federal Liberals are politically dead as a doornail.
Letter: We need to stand with the Hong Kong protesters

Letter: We need to stand with the Hong Kong protesters

Editor: Re: Hong Kong hot potato landing squarely in British Columbia's lap, by Kirk LaPointe Freedom is more important than money, plain and simple. Would you like to live under China's repressive and authoritarian regime? Probably not.
Letters: B.C. driving rules contravene seniors' human rights

Letters: B.C. driving rules contravene seniors' human rights

Editor: The purpose of this letter is to encourage 80-year-olds and over to use every legal means at their disposal to contravene the methods used by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to test drivers over the age of 80 years.
Letters: Noisy vehicles in Metrotown are unbearable, and cops need to act now

Letters: Noisy vehicles in Metrotown are unbearable, and cops need to act now

Editor: An open letter to Burnaby RCMP Chief Superintendent Deanne Burleigh: I addressed the Mayor of Burnaby regarding a growing noise in Metrotown area asking for action against it.
Letters: Burnaby needs to stop building pedestrian fences. Like, right now.

Letters: Burnaby needs to stop building pedestrian fences. Like, right now.

Dear Editor, Burnaby needs to stop building fences. In the past three years there has a been a proliferation of pedestrian fences in the Metrotown area.
Opinion: Kids shouldn't be separated from their parents on planes. Why is this hard to understand?

Opinion: Kids shouldn't be separated from their parents on planes. Why is this hard to understand?

I’ll never forget the first time my family went on a trip abroad - or more specifically, the journey to get to our final destination.
Letter: Wow, did I ever get stung parking at this Burnaby mall

Letter: Wow, did I ever get stung parking at this Burnaby mall

Editor: This is a cautionary tale for anyone using parts of the above-ground parking at Metrotown: some of the prime spots are no longer free.
Hong Kong hot potato landing squarely in British Columbia’s lap

Hong Kong hot potato landing squarely in British Columbia’s lap

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can’t afford to take his eye off the festering dispute with China
I finally found dreamy Hainanese chicken rice in Burnaby

I finally found dreamy Hainanese chicken rice in Burnaby

Singaporean dish was featured in the film Crazy Rich Asians
Opinion: We can fix Burnaby's democratic deficit. Here's how.

Opinion: We can fix Burnaby's democratic deficit. Here's how.

Hey, Antonio: You’re not alone. This blog post is my shout-out to Antonio Simoes, whose fledgling campaign to have Burnaby adopt a municipal ward system caused me to take a dive into the results from the 2018 municipal election campaign.