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Opinion: Paying too much taxes? Do the math

Opinion: Paying too much taxes? Do the math

A typical family pays $9,000 in total for federal and provincial income taxes. What are they buying for that $9,000?
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Rob Shaw: David Eby, eager to please, stymied by 'the speed of government'

Rob Shaw: David Eby, eager to please, stymied by 'the speed of government'

The premier's promises outpace his bureaucracy's ability to deliver
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Opinion: Paying too much taxes? Do the math

Opinion: Paying too much taxes? Do the math

A typical family pays $9,000 in total for federal and provincial income taxes. What are they buying for that $9,000?
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Editor's column: New direction to better serve you, the reader

Editor's column: New direction to better serve you, the reader

Look for more coverage of your neighbourhood and tell us what you want to see
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Comment: A well-intentioned experiment gone bad

Comment: A well-intentioned experiment gone bad

Unfortunately, society has lost sight of the basic principle that you can’t have rights without responsibilities.
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Les Leyne: Surrey police planning slipshod

Les Leyne: Surrey police planning slipshod

The total focus on Surrey in planning to create a municipal police force to replace the RCMP failed to account for the potentially serious province-wide impacts of what the council wanted to do.
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Opinion: Goodbye to Gordon Lightfoot, my childhood soundtrack

Opinion: Goodbye to Gordon Lightfoot, my childhood soundtrack

The first line of Sundown – “I can see her lyin’ back in her satin dress, in a room where you do what you don’t confess” – was completely lost to me until I was much older
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British Columbians dissatisfied with local action on homelessness, poll finds

British Columbians dissatisfied with local action on homelessness, poll finds

Research Co. and Glacier Media examined attitudes toward government action on the issue of homelessness
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Gerry Chidiac: Put aside the ‘woke’ label and care for others

Gerry Chidiac: Put aside the ‘woke’ label and care for others

How is reconciling historical crimes or embracing members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in any way bad for a society?
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Opinion: 40-year mortgage terms will keep Canadians poor

Opinion: 40-year mortgage terms will keep Canadians poor

While extending the payment period may provide temporary financial relief, it can have devastating long-term consequences for Canadian homeowners.
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