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Will VAFFC airlines please stand up

Will VAFFC airlines please stand up

The Editor, Re: "Tanker study puts lives at risk: VAPOR," News, June 12.
Canada needs abortion law

Canada needs abortion law

The Editor, Re: "Clinic: Early baby scans a 'Chinese' thing," News, June 15. Although the practice of aborting babies because they happen to be girls is disgusting to many of us Canadians, it should not come as a surprise that it happens here.
Weeds, your blight, my delight

Weeds, your blight, my delight

In Italy they've been doing it since time immemorial, and it's finally catching on here. I'm talking about eating wild plants - some call them weeds.
Clark gets no respect and polls show it

Clark gets no respect and polls show it

Politicians and governments can get into trouble because of their legislative policies, but a more serious kind of trouble can emerge from something else: a lack of respect. And that is precisely the problem facing Premier Christy Clark right now.
System works after all

System works after all

A year after the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver, the anniversary was marked largely by paperwork. On Friday, Crown prosecutors approved charges agains 10 more people, bring the total number to 114.
Fathers, set an example for kids

Fathers, set an example for kids

The Editor, Re: "Deadly numbers game," Editorial, June 8. I'm going to have to stop reading The News! I was taking a quick break between agenda items, I sat down for a coffee and started reading on June 8.
Upgrade RCMP contract

Upgrade RCMP contract

Open letter to MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, I am disturbed by the way RCMP contract agreements are being forced onto the municipalities by negotiators.
Cherish seconds spent with your father

Cherish seconds spent with your father

Tick- Tick- Tick- Each second ticks by, disappearing forever into history, never to be experienced again by anyone living on this side of Tralfamadore.
News profiles men of character

News profiles men of character

The Editor, Re: "Wrestler, CEO get to grips with each other," News, June 13. I would like to commend the Richmond News for doing an excellent job in recognizing two outstanding young men.
Request stop, TransLink

Request stop, TransLink

From the outside, there appears to be no operational justification for TransLink to cancel its current Taxi Saver program.