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Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet power grab returns with a new name

Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet power grab returns with a new name

Government would control everything from permitting to environmental assessments under new B.C. legislation
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Les Leyne: Vancouver massacre could break pattern for responding to mental-health horror stories

Les Leyne: Vancouver massacre could break pattern for responding to mental-health horror stories

Typically, it’s a long, zigzag march towards any kind of progress. This time could be different
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Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver tragedy demands more than quick fixes on mental health

Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver tragedy demands more than quick fixes on mental health

Horrifying attack at Filipino community festival exposes deep failures in public safety, emotional care, political leadership
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Rob Shaw: Vancouver tragedy triggers renewed focus on mental-health system

Rob Shaw: Vancouver tragedy triggers renewed focus on mental-health system

Calls grow for tougher action on involuntary treatment following devastating festival incident
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Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

Rob Shaw: Summer squeeze forces Eby to reconsider short-term rental restrictions

With pricey hotels and fewer vacation listings, the premier hints change could come to Airbnb rules
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Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Opinion: Province's CleanBC challenges go well beyond the carbon tax

Scrapping the carbon tax marks a sharp reversal with big economic consequences and even bigger political contradictions
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Rob Shaw: Gutted org chart signals deeper B.C. health ministry upheaval

Rob Shaw: Gutted org chart signals deeper B.C. health ministry upheaval

With senior officials abruptly gone and grief counsellors brought in, the province insists it’s 'right-sizing' amid spiralling debt
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Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Politicians face a third pay freeze, even as staffers see major increases. Are we asking public servants to do too much for too little?
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Stripping all U.S. content from the B.C. government

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Stripping all U.S. content from the B.C. government

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Les Leyne: Minister says U.S. customers 'fearful' of protesting duties

Les Leyne: Minister says U.S. customers 'fearful' of protesting duties

U.S. organizations and businesses that will have to deal with increased lumber prices when higher duties hit seem reluctant to speak up, fearing retribution from the Trump administration
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