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Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

In 1983, a Canadian group helped rebuild traditional cooking houses in Tonga in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The Tonga Kitchens project offers lessons for Canadian aid today.
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Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

At least three in five Canadians are satisfied with the procurement of doses, poll finds.
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Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

A commentary by a family doctor in Saanich: Never, in my 20 years of practice in B.C., have I seen family medicine in crisis as it is now. Trust me, it is not a new issue.
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Letters: Slur words evolve over time

Letters: Slur words evolve over time

A Richmond News reader and Cantonese linguist has an interesting take on the furore over a woman being asked to leave a store for using a certain word
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Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Henry’s principal purpose – to make us pay attention to the threat, to get us to protect ourselves, to keep us more kindly than not – has run its course.
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Letters: Richmond residents say thanks to kind strangers

Letters: Richmond residents say thanks to kind strangers

Two readers wrote in to recognize the kindness of strangers in the city when they had an accident
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Opinion: Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

Opinion: Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

An analysis of 21 former Winter Olympic venues found that only one of them would be suitable and offer safe racing conditions for athletes if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise
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Opinion: Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Opinion: Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Can the Olympic industry survive the damage that calls for a Winter Olympics boycott are doing to its brand?
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Letters: Richmond renters are at the mercy of investors

Letters: Richmond renters are at the mercy of investors

A Richmond News reader can't see any light at the end of her bid to get onto the property ladder in Richmond
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Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Kirk LaPointe: Challenge of mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Keeping party together will be a challenge for former deputy premier after controversial campaign.
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