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Museum Musings: Off the lip—the rise of snowboarding in Whistler

Museum Musings: Off the lip—the rise of snowboarding in Whistler

'For anyone who thought it was a fad, well, they were wrong'
Baldrey: Drug decriminalization in B.C. — one year later

Baldrey: Drug decriminalization in B.C. — one year later

No B.C. politician of any stripe will advocate for a widespread expansion of non-prescribed safe supply of drugs, columnist Keith Baldrey believes.
Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

‘He promised me Carson’s death would not be in vain,’ father Ryan Cleland recalls of encounter with premier
Editorial: BC NDP all hot air on 2030 gas ban plan

Editorial: BC NDP all hot air on 2030 gas ban plan

During a housing crisis for availability and affordability, the BC government is offering a plan to make new homes more expensive to build and live in.
Comment: Feeding addicts what they crave is no solution

Comment: Feeding addicts what they crave is no solution

The suggestion that expanding access to hydromorphone by making it available without prescription will do nothing to reduce toxic fentanyl overdoses.
Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Not only does it disregard the wellbeing of people and the planet in its pursuit of profit, it uses many of the same tactics — even consultants — as the tobacco industry
Geoff Johnson: Move to ditch SATS raises concerns about relying on school transcripts

Geoff Johnson: Move to ditch SATS raises concerns about relying on school transcripts

The question left hanging is whether the transcripts from high school A are equivalent to those from high school B
David Sovka: Physical violence and other birthday traditions

David Sovka: Physical violence and other birthday traditions

In Spain, they tug hard on your ear once for every year you’ve lived. In the 1970s Canada, they banged your bum on the ground, once for every year, and fed you cake containing choking hazards
Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
Opinion: Powder to the peeps

Opinion: Powder to the peeps

'Four good runs in five hours is not good value for anybody'
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