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Les Leyne: Committee urges same response to drug crisis as to pandemic

Les Leyne: Committee urges same response to drug crisis as to pandemic

Ten thousand people have died in the six years since the emergency was declared — illicit drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnatural death in B.C., more than homicides, car crashes, drowning and fires combined
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Rob Shaw: B.C.’s long-awaited doctor pay model plan leaves patients waiting for results

Rob Shaw: B.C.’s long-awaited doctor pay model plan leaves patients waiting for results

Health Minister Adrian Dix’s new plan to fix the family doctor system is as expensive as it is ambitious.
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Survey: Pierre Poilievre factor looms large in the realignment of Canada’s political map

Survey: Pierre Poilievre factor looms large in the realignment of Canada’s political map

Among Canadian decided voters, the Conservatives are in first place with 35 per cent, followed by the Liberals with 31 per cent.
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Letters: The trees were here first

Letters: The trees were here first

A Richmond News reader is angry at the removal of trees
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Letters: Hats off to former Richmond councillor

Letters: Hats off to former Richmond councillor

Incumbent city councillor Andy Hobbs has paid tribute to the service of former councillor Linda McPhail
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Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

First, adults decided to use the occasion to dress up as Sexy Whatevers and party in a way that caused them to lose their inhibitions/undergarments/stomach contents. Then, worse, it became an excuse to show up for work in a moose suit
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Book Review: How the mountains grew

Book Review: How the mountains grew

Richmond Public Library book review team looks at super volcanoes, meteor strikes and floods.
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Letters: Rest in peace Const. Yang

Letters: Rest in peace Const. Yang

A Richmond News reader was moved by the procession earlier this week for Const. Shaelyn Yang
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Letters: Council term limits needed

Letters: Council term limits needed

A Richmond News reader has concerns about some city councillors getting too comfortable at city hall
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Column: ‘Historic’ child-welfare move by province recognizes Indigenous rights

Column: ‘Historic’ child-welfare move by province recognizes Indigenous rights

Changes to B.C.'s child welfare laws a "key step in reconciliation."
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