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An intriguing new project represents some good economic news in the North.

Jody Vance: We make sure car drivers and passengers buckle up – because the statistics are clear that it’s much safer. So why not for kids on school buses?

Mark Milke: Carbon emissions matter. But a century of data suggests that climate deaths are actually declining – because we’re more prosperous and better prepared. If we’re going to confront climate change, we need our economy to keep pace.

The fourth installment in a series of excerpts from Mark Milke's new book.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

It’s not that British Columbians have a bear problem; it’s more that bears have a people problem. The good news is education saves lives.

In this episode, Maclean is framed...badly.

Ada Slivinski: On short-term rentals, Vancouver seems to want it both ways – to regulate them out of business, but also a share of tax revenue.

Jody Vance: Yes, the ignoble end of Don Cherry’s career is a sign of the times – but also something he predicted himself.

Mark Milke: Western voters were not insane in the 1980s and they’re not insane today.