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Did Danielle Smith lobby the U.S. to help Pierre Poilievre? Sure looks like it

25.03.2025 5

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The Republicans’ ugly embrace of misogyny

21.03.2025 10

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The B.C. government’s Bill 7 is an indefensible power grab

18.03.2025 10

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America’s slow roll toward thugocracy

14.03.2025 6

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The return of the ugly American

07.03.2025 20

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A ministerial resignation deepens Alberta’s health services scandal

28.02.2025 10

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Donald Trump is right about one thing: America’s cities are being crushed by debt

26.02.2025 10

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Donald Trump has plunged the world into chaos

21.02.2025 10

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Where is the opposition to what Donald Trump is doing?

14.02.2025 10

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Paging Danielle Smith: You have a growing crisis to deal with at home

14.02.2025 6

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Danielle Smith has much bigger things than tariffs to worry about now

11.02.2025 10

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Alberta’s COVID-19 report is a dangerous affront to science and should be scrapped

04.02.2025 6

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Challenges facing Vancouver Canucks extend beyond Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller feud

30.01.2025 7

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Can Danielle Smith get another pipeline built in Canada? Not any time soon

24.01.2025 10

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Danielle Smith turns her back on Canada at the worst possible time

22.01.2025 10

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Pete Hegseth’s nomination as U.S. defence secretary represents a danger to the world

17.01.2025 10

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Imagine a world where getting home insurance will depend on where you live. It’s already here

13.01.2025 10

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America’s moral decline gave us Trump 2.0. Brace for impact

10.01.2025 10

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History will not judge Justin Trudeau kindly. Nor should it

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as Liberal Leader and Prime Minister outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Jan. 6. Sean...

07.01.2025 6

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Vancouver Canucks dressing room drama threatens their season

Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson, right, listens to instructions from J.T. Miller before a faceoff against the New Jersey Devils, in Vancouver...

04.01.2025 10

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It’s time to call out Donald Trump’s strange 51st-state ‘jokes’

At what point do we wake up and realize Donald Trump may not be joking when it comes to making Canada the 51st United State? To review recent...

20.12.2024 6

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Growing old in B.C. is not for the faint of heart

The overarching message from B.C.'s seniors advocate, Dan Levitt, was that services for seniors in B.C. have deteriorated significantly over the...

18.12.2024 6

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When it comes to economic matters, Canada is not a serious country

Earlier this month, former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz offered his thoughts on the state of the country’s economy. His observations...

12.12.2024 50

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UN climate conferences have become a pointless waste of time

Here’s a cheery thought: the annual United Nations climate change conferences have become a colossal waste of time and money. Sorry, but it’s true....

11.12.2024 3

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The proposed Vancouver Art Gallery was a pipedream wrapped in a fantasy

If a glamorous project appeared dead before a hammer to build it was ever raised, the proposed new Vancouver Art Gallery was it. At almost every...

05.12.2024 8

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Donald Trump vs. China could be a trade war for the ages

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, listens as investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, N.C.,...

04.12.2024 5

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B.C.’s drug crisis has outlasted the ministry meant to quash it

B.C. MLA Josie Osborne speaks at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in North Vancouver, B.C., on June 15, 2023. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Over the...

29.11.2024 20

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thinks he can fix America’s obesity crisis. Good luck

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks at a campaign event in Aurora, Colo., on May 19. Mr. Kennedy has declared obesity an emergency and has vowed to fix...

22.11.2024 4

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Justin Trudeau needs a political lifeline. Could Donald Trump provide it?

Then-U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in...

19.11.2024 5

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John Horgan was a man of the people. That was his superpower as a politician

Then-B.C. Premier John Horgan addresses the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention, in Whistler, B.C., on Sept. 16, 2022. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian...

13.11.2024 3

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Americans believe the U.S. is strong enough to survive Donald Trump again. Are they right?

Supporters of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump cheer as election results come in at a GOP election watch party at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas, on...

12.11.2024 10

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The view from Trump’s Las Vegas hotel as the fight for swing state Nevada unfolds

Betting odds on Presidential election results are displayed on screens along The Strip, on Nov. 5, in Las Vegas. John Locher/The Associated Press...

06.11.2024 5

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Liz Cheney is the last true Republican hero

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event with former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney in Brookfield, Wis. on...

01.11.2024 10

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B.C.’s NDP gets its majority – but it comes with a firm rebuke

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby makes his way to the stage to address supporters on election night in Vancouver, on Oct. 19. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian...

29.10.2024 5

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‘Time for a change’ is an inevitable and powerful force in politics

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad walks on stage to address supporters on election night in Vancouver, on Oct. 19. ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian Press...

22.10.2024 3

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B.C. election produces another Big Bang political moment

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad poses for an election night photo with a supporter in Vancouver. ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian Press While...

20.10.2024 3

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B.C.’s rich step up their attacks on the NDP ahead of Saturday’s election

Pedestrians walk past the third provincial election-related sign to be put up outside the house of billionaire Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, in...

18.10.2024 10

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Immigrants are this country’s best friend. Don’t forget it

In the coming weeks, the federal government is anticipated to announce immigration targets for the next three years. It’s expected those levels...

16.10.2024 4

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The lesson I learned in saving my wife’s life

A couple of Januarys ago, my wife and I sat down in our living room to begin a lovely roast beef dinner. For years, roast beef had been a Sunday...

11.10.2024 20

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In the B.C. leaders’ debate, Rustad failed to reverse the NDP’s momentum

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and BC NDP Leader David Eby, centre, shake hands as BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau looks on before...

09.10.2024 20

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If Donald Trump is elected, the war in Ukraine will end in a bad way

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump meet in New York on Sept. 27....

02.10.2024 7

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B.C.’s most vexing election question: What can be done about its drug crisis?

The podium awaits an annoucement from B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau from her campaign office in Victoria on Sept. 24. CHAD HIPOLITO/The...

27.09.2024 10

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The B.C. election is too close to call

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby prepares to board a plane at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., to travel to Terrace for campaign stops...

24.09.2024 3

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Why we don’t trust each other any more

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 20 in...

13.09.2024 5

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We can’t ignore the fact that some mentally ill people do need to be in institutions

Details continue to emerge surrounding the random stabbing attack on the streets of Vancouver last week that left one person dead and another with...

09.09.2024 3

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We can’t build houses with buzzwords or by blaming mysterious ‘gatekeepers,’ Mr. Poilievre

New single family houses billed as estate cottages and townhouses are under construction in Delta, B.C., on Aug. 12. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press...

06.09.2024 7

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B.C.’s NDP is jeopardizing its re-election chances with fiscal incompetence

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy tables the budget as Premier David Eby looks on from the legislative assembly at the legislature in Victoria, on...

03.09.2024 3

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By suspending BC United’s campaign, Kevin Falcon upends the province’s political scene

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, in Vancouver, on Aug. 28. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press While British Columbia has long been known for its history...

29.08.2024 2

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Government costs are exploding; Vancouverites, please take transit

A sky train runs near downtown Vancouver in 2015. Regional transport provider TransLink is warning of massive service cuts unless what it calls a...

22.08.2024 2

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Phil Donahue had an impact on many. That includes me

Phil Donahue hosts his television show in New York on Jan. 27, 1993. Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press Phil Donahue made my mother uncomfortable....

20.08.2024 30

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