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Rob Shaw: Accused Chinatown stabber 'calm' just hours before attack, documents reveal

Rob Shaw: Accused Chinatown stabber 'calm' just hours before attack, documents reveal

Newly released documents dig into mental state of Blair Evan Donnelly
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Bryan Yu: B.C. payrolls edge up and average wages pop compared with 2022

Bryan Yu: B.C. payrolls edge up and average wages pop compared with 2022

B.C. job growth stumbles as businesses brace for uncertainty
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Les Leyne: Is safe-supply diversion 'widespread'? Depends how you define it

Les Leyne: Is safe-supply diversion 'widespread'? Depends how you define it

Police working the drug beat at street level in at least two communities say it is happening to some degree
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Mario Canseco: B.C. households still struggling to recover from pandemic

Mario Canseco: B.C. households still struggling to recover from pandemic

Rising housing costs cloud B.C.'s pandemic recovery.
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Baldrey: B.C. NDP's stance on antisemitism — 'The ball remains in the premier's court'

Baldrey: B.C. NDP's stance on antisemitism — 'The ball remains in the premier's court'

For the first time, B.C. NDP political opponents have had an issue land in their laps that has the government in serious retreat, columnist Keith Baldrey believes.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. businesses get second shot at vandalism grants after province bungles rollout

Rob Shaw: B.C. businesses get second shot at vandalism grants after province bungles rollout

Jobs minister admits changes needed after failure to help struggling businesses
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Les Leyne: Eby can't call the shots on antisemitism response

Les Leyne: Eby can't call the shots on antisemitism response

A judicious, rigorous, independent look at this would go a lot further in convincing people that the rubble from Robinson’s bombshell letter isn’t just being smoothed over.
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Rob Shaw: Eby's weak response to antisemitism crisis threatens NDP government

Rob Shaw: Eby's weak response to antisemitism crisis threatens NDP government

'It's gaslighting.'
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Rob Shaw: Ousted minister blasts NDP for 'double standard' on antisemitism

Rob Shaw: Ousted minister blasts NDP for 'double standard' on antisemitism

Selina Robinson cites 'hurt' and 'broken heart' in leaving NDP caucus over antisemitism concerns
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Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Critics have said the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages are colonial and do not engage with Indigenous Peoples on an equal footing.
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