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Rob Shaw: Eby plays pipeline diplomat for Alberta, then drops the act

Rob Shaw: Eby plays pipeline diplomat for Alberta, then drops the act

B.C. premier strikes a conciliatory tone with Danielle Smith—until the national cameras shift away
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. needs political backbone to fix Metro Vancouver governance

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. needs political backbone to fix Metro Vancouver governance

Years of mismanagement, weak oversight, cost overruns demand provincial intervention—not polite distance
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Opinion: Metro Vancouver’s bloated bureaucracy needs a reality check

Opinion: Metro Vancouver’s bloated bureaucracy needs a reality check

A watered-down governance review fails to call out what’s really wrong with the regional district—its unchecked mandate and lack of accountability
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Mario Canseco: How much is enough? Poll shows Canadians rebelling against tip creep

Mario Canseco: How much is enough? Poll shows Canadians rebelling against tip creep

Research Co. data shows growing resistance to automatic tip prompts and confusion over when a tip is deserved
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Opinion: B.C. is drowning in people but starving for homes

Opinion: B.C. is drowning in people but starving for homes

With record immigration and stagnant construction, housing affordability is collapsing—and policy is making it worse, not better
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP's Downtown Eastside reset flames out on the launchpad

Rob Shaw: BC NDP's Downtown Eastside reset flames out on the launchpad

Michael Bryant’s high-paid, low-impact role imploded under secrecy and silence, exposing deeper problems in the BC NDP’s approach to crisis
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Bryan Yu: Buyers seize control as B.C. home sales hit a pandemic-era low

Bryan Yu: Buyers seize control as B.C. home sales hit a pandemic-era low

April slump in Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission marks fifth straight monthly decline, with prices falling and inventory surging
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Rob Shaw: Post-election Eby shaping up to be a different kind of premier

Rob Shaw: Post-election Eby shaping up to be a different kind of premier

The Western Premiers’ Conference offers a glimpse into how far the BC NDP is willing to shift after October’s close call
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Les Leyne: Skimpy legislative package blamed on rookie MLAs and too much talking

Les Leyne: Skimpy legislative package blamed on rookie MLAs and too much talking

You’d think a brand new government fresh off an election would arrive at the legislature bursting with new ideas requiring new bills
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Rob Shaw: B.C. won’t put police in hospitals, despite violence and attacks

Rob Shaw: B.C. won’t put police in hospitals, despite violence and attacks

Opposition public safety critic and the nurses’ union would like to see a dedicated force available to protect health-care workers
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