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OPINION: What if we tried to limit post-COVID-19 traffic by paying people to cycle instead of drive?

OPINION: What if we tried to limit post-COVID-19 traffic by paying people to cycle instead of drive?

Creative fixes are needed to keep congestion from roaring back onto our roads after COVID-19, writes this sustainable transportation advocate.
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OPINION: Oops! Trudeau forgot to ban the guns used by the Northern B.C. killers

OPINION: Oops! Trudeau forgot to ban the guns used by the Northern B.C. killers

Well that's convenient
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OPINION: This scumbag was caught selling fake COVID-19 testing kits

OPINION: This scumbag was caught selling fake COVID-19 testing kits

More than 1,500 fake COVID-19 testing kits were seized by the RCMP in partnership with Health Canada.
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OPINION: 'We must do all that we can to be vigilant and stand up against racist attacks' say two Vancouver MLAs

OPINION: 'We must do all that we can to be vigilant and stand up against racist attacks' say two Vancouver MLAs

Two Vancouver MLAs speak out about the recent uptick in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian incidents in the city
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OPINION: B.C. concert industry not setting the stage for goodwill – or refunds – during COVID-19 pandemic

OPINION: B.C. concert industry not setting the stage for goodwill – or refunds – during COVID-19 pandemic

The concert industry has an uncanny talent at times for working against the goodwill of those it stages.
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We’ve been asking for more active transportation for years. Can the pandemic get us rolling?

We’ve been asking for more active transportation for years. Can the pandemic get us rolling?

Let’s think now about how walking and cycling can at the very least help eliminate congestion when we return to “normal.”
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OPINION: Tricky finding 'sweet spot' to restart B.C. economy

OPINION: Tricky finding 'sweet spot' to restart B.C. economy

How can we – even gently – restart the economy and live normal lives again without risk?
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OPINION: When did we stop thinking that prisoners were people?

OPINION: When did we stop thinking that prisoners were people?

B.C. prisoners with symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19 are being given the most inhumane treatment our justice system knows
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Will human behaviour be fundamentally changed when COVID-19 ends?

Will human behaviour be fundamentally changed when COVID-19 ends?

"COVID-19 has surely led to some behavioral changes and it will be interesting to track how humans will respond after things get back to normal."
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OPINION: Vancouver's mayor Kennedy Stewart is completely uninspiring during COVID-19

OPINION: Vancouver's mayor Kennedy Stewart is completely uninspiring during COVID-19

It'd be nice if he let us know we're not on the verge of sliding into the ocean
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