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Subscriber only. Dan Fumano: In poignant final council meeting, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and most of his party say goodbye and good luck

Subscriber only. Dan Fumano: In poignant final council meeting, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and most of his party say goodbye and good luck

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Lorne Doerkson pledges independent review of B.C.'s finances on Day 1

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Lorne Doerkson pledges independent review of B.C.'s finances on Day 1

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26.10.2026 4

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Vaughn Palmer

The Bookless Club: If you could live in an earlier era, which would it be?

The Bookless Club: If you could live in an earlier era, which would it be?

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25.10.2026 10

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Jane Macdougall

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP knives were out for David Eby before the last vote was cast

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP knives were out for David Eby before the last vote was cast

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25.10.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Campaigns matter, and B.C.'s election history proves it

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Campaigns matter, and B.C.'s election history proves it

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23.10.2026 5

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Can Lorne Doerkson keep B.C. Conservatives, with their history of infighting, united?

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22.10.2026 10

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: David Eby's hidden agenda on display when he persuaded a court to lock in Haida Aboriginal title

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: David Eby's hidden agenda on display when he persuaded a court to lock in Haida Aboriginal title

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21.10.2026 5

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP, Tories both vague on tough budget questions

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP, Tories both vague on tough budget questions

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20.10.2026 10

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Dan Fumano: Here's what will — and won't — likely change quickly with Vancouver's new left-wing mayor and council

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20.10.2026 9

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP trots out vote-splitting warning, Green leader pushes back strongly

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP trots out vote-splitting warning, Green leader pushes back strongly

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19.10.2026 10

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Vaughn Palmer

The Bookless Club: What are your 'deer in the headlights' encounters?

The Bookless Club: What are your 'deer in the headlights' encounters?

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18.10.2026 20

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Jane Macdougall

Pete McMartin: Why would a great American traveller want to write about Canada?

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17.10.2026 20

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Pete McMartin

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Another secret comes back to bite NDP's David Eby

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16.10.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Why voting in Vancouver's 2026 municipal election could feel like a test

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16.10.2026 30

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Douglas Todd: NDP's housing plan is 'working,' says David Eby. Here's a reality check

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16.10.2026 10

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Douglas Todd

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier pivots on reason for snap election

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15.10.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. This new Vancouver daycare is sitting empty, despite a massive wait-list. Advocates say this may become more common

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15.10.2026 20

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Douglas Todd: The hidden factor behind why more housing supply didn’t lower B.C. prices

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15.10.2026 20

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Douglas Todd

Opinion: Affordability Is an election issue. Access to sport must be part of the conversation

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14.10.2026 10

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Rob Newman

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Failure to keep $10-a-day child care promise comes back to bite David Eby

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13.10.2026 10

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Vaughn Palmer

B.C. Election: Leaders Eby, Doerkson, Lowan talk vision, economics at Vancouver Board of Trade event

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13.10.2026 10

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Dan Fumano

The Bookless Club: Do you use the library?

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11.10.2026 20

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Jane Macdougall

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP leader sidesteps repeated questions about election timing

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10.10.2026 200

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP promises to improve ICBC's no-fault after leaving victims to suffer

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08.10.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Douglas Todd: Vancouver's 30-year high-density agenda goes far beyond the defeated villages plan

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08.10.2026 20

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Douglas Todd

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Lorne Doerkson has his first big problem of the campaign

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07.10.2026 250

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Colin Gabelmann stuck to his principles, even voting against his NDP colleagues

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06.10.2026 10

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: David Eby criticized for ill-advised attack on B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison

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05.10.2026 30

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vancouver election: ABC reveals 100-day plan, derided by rivals as a 'to-do list for someone else'

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05.10.2026 10

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Dan Fumano

The Bookless Club: What are your tales from 'lost and found'?

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04.10.2026 30

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Jane Macdougall

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: NDP promised a grocery rebate, then backtracked. Can we believe them now?

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03.10.2026 50

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Vaughn Palmer

Douglas Todd: Central figure in rape allegations against former UBC prof Steven Galloway apologizes

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02.10.2026 20

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Douglas Todd

Douglas Todd: David Eby has veered to and fro with housing developers

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02.10.2026 50

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Douglas Todd

Vancouver's political candidates make expensive campaign promises. Here's how they say they'll pay for them

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02.10.2026 80

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP should focus on issues, not the interim status of the Conservative leader

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02.10.2026 40

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Douglas Todd: Beware the promises of vastly funded psychedelics, warn two Canadian researchers

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01.10.2026 40

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Douglas Todd

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Premiers past and present deserve a cut of the credit for LNG projects

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30.09.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Pete McMartin: The dire state of the once-close relationship with our southern neighbours

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29.09.2026 20

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Pete McMartin

Vaughn Palmer: Former B.C. Conservative leadership contender running in safe seat

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28.09.2026 250

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Dan Fumano: Dual election campaigns competing for talent, lawns, and air space

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28.09.2026 30

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Dan Fumano

The Bookless Club: The beloved candy dish. Do you have fond memories?

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27.09.2026 40

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Jane Macdougall

Vaughn Palmer: First few days of B.C. campaign a disaster for David Eby

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26.09.2026 70

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Vaughn Palmer

Vaughn Palmer: As election call was imminent, NDP dropped any pretence of fiscal prudence

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24.09.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: Doerkson loses no time dealing with Eby’s allegation of Conservatives' Trump leanings

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23.09.2026 60

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. How some Vancouver candidates are leaning into the snap B.C. election call, while others rail against it

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23.09.2026 20

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Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Douglas Todd: Canada’s rent control debate thunders on

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23.09.2026 20

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Douglas Todd

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: B.C.'s left-wing premier's snap election call unites the right

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22.09.2026 20

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. Vaughn Palmer: David Eby about to call a totally unnecessary B.C. election

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21.09.2026 30

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Vaughn Palmer

Subscriber only. ABC Vancouver wants to 'reestablish social norms' around public drug use, but rivals question the party's record so far

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21.09.2026 20

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Dan Fumano

Alex Ovechkin wants us to think he's just a stooge

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19.09.2026 20

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Patrick Johnston