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Brian Palmquist: Tough questions for Vancouver as it considers a major housing move

Brian Palmquist: Tough questions for Vancouver as it considers a major housing move

Vancouver City Council is set to consider a staff initiative called Adding Missing Middle Housing and Simplifying Regulations, A.K.A. multiplexes, at a public hearing on September 14.
Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Urban planner Alain Bertaud, set for speaking engagements in the city this week, argues local pushback against density will be harmful in the long run
Rob Shaw: Not sure what to make of the poll making much about BC Conservatives

Rob Shaw: Not sure what to make of the poll making much about BC Conservatives

Mainstreet Research poll has the party strongly on the rise, but there are doubts about it
Letters: Minister Rankin on treaty-making in the DRIPA era

Letters: Minister Rankin on treaty-making in the DRIPA era

Each Nation must decide the path to reconciliation that is right for them, writes Murray Rankin, minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation, in a letter to the editor
Poilievre ties Trudeau as Canadians’ preferred prime minister, new polling shows

Poilievre ties Trudeau as Canadians’ preferred prime minister, new polling shows

Research Co. and Glacier Media surveying also found that one in four Canadians say housing, homelessness and poverty is the most important issue facing the country
Rob Shaw: All these kids are a headache for an NDP government atop education shortages

Rob Shaw: All these kids are a headache for an NDP government atop education shortages

The Eby government is overwhelmed by the system's needs
Data points: Retail spending reveals that our economy is slowing somewhat

Data points: Retail spending reveals that our economy is slowing somewhat

It is early in the slowdown as cumulative rate hikes continue to work through the economy, writes Bryan Yu
Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Kirk LaPointe: We need AI training before AI’s training wheels come off

Though we are in "play mode" with AI-powered chat bots, one expert says she is concerned Canadians are not sufficiently informing themselves on the technology, writes Kirk LaPointe
Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Will the next big thing in payments involve our fingertips, palms and faces?
Gavin Dew: A plan to grow innovation we can eat in Abbotsford

Gavin Dew: A plan to grow innovation we can eat in Abbotsford

As climate change threatens our food security, we need to unlock investment and leverage our strengths to tackle challenges head on