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Editor's column: Patents profit some, could kill many others

Editor's column: Patents profit some, could kill many others

“Could you patent the sun?” It’s a great question and one with particular resonance at this time when the world awaits the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine. In the past few weeks, four different pharmaceutical companies have released promising results.
Letters: Firearm regulations are outdated in Richmond

Letters: Firearm regulations are outdated in Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Snow geese shooting sparks police presence,” Richmond-News.com, Nov. 11. Your story about a massive police raid on an ALR home adjacent to Steveston Highway highlights several issues that must be addressed by Richmond City Council.
Column: What’s necessary could be enough

Column: What’s necessary could be enough

What image is conjured up in your mind when you hear the word behemoth? Even before I learned its etymology – it comes from the Hebrew “b’hemoth,” beast – I imagined it as a personification of the pandemic, a monstrous, dark, hulking shape looming ov
Letters: Hong Kong freedom under threat

Letters: Hong Kong freedom under threat

Dear Editor, As a Canadian immigrant from Hong Kong and an elected Richmond city councillor, I am apprehensive about some of the recent events in Hong Kong.
Letters: In the U.S., it’s about the money

Letters: In the U.S., it’s about the money

Dear Editor, Re: “Filter bubbles may be why I don’t get it,” Opinion, Nov. 5 I can easily relate to Eve Edmonds’ comments about having Trump-supporting family members and finding their ways of reasoning entirely unfathomable.
Column: Three red wines for three occasions

Column: Three red wines for three occasions

As we approach the expensive holiday season, it’s often prudent to save money whenever we can. Enter the Oops 2018 Carménère from Chile. $11.99 on sale until Nov. 28th! And it’s well worth the price.
Editor's column: Build back better, with compassion and science

Editor's column: Build back better, with compassion and science

“Build back better” is a slogan being bandied about these days. It encourages us to not just rebuild but rethink what we build and how we build in the aftermath of this global pandemic.
Column: Beaujolais Nouveau wine release

Column: Beaujolais Nouveau wine release

November 19 marks the release of Beaujolais Nouveau worldwide. Beaujolais Nouveau is a celebration of new, vibrant wine that is meant to be enjoyed as young as possible.
Dr. Bonnie Henry: Why B.C. doesn't have a mask mandate

Dr. Bonnie Henry: Why B.C. doesn't have a mask mandate

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has penned an opinion editorial, released by B.C.'s Ministry of Health on Monday, explaining why the province does not have a mask mandate. Read the full op-ed below.
Book Review: An ex-poet's exploration of New York City

Book Review: An ex-poet's exploration of New York City

New York City, New Year's Eve, 1984. A woman named Lillian Boxfish, about the same age as the century, has no particular place to be. Dressed in her favourite mink coat, she embarks on a miles-long stroll around lower Manhattan.