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Do you really believe people are bringing suitcases of money into Vancouver city hall?

Do you really believe people are bringing suitcases of money into Vancouver city hall?

Comments politicians made last week regarding suitcases and bags of cash being brought in to Vancouver city hall to pay taxes don’t pass the sniff test with this reporter.
Anti-immigration 'yellow vests' staging Burnaby rally, candidate running in byelection

Anti-immigration 'yellow vests' staging Burnaby rally, candidate running in byelection

If you don’t know anything about the yellow vests, the use of the phrase “GLOBAL World Order” should be the first tip-off.
OPINION: Expensive SkyTrain only goes so far

OPINION: Expensive SkyTrain only goes so far

This ongoing love affair with SkyTrain is only going to make expansion of our rapid transit system more problematic.
LETTER: Smug Vancouver needs to get over itself says Aussie

LETTER: Smug Vancouver needs to get over itself says Aussie

"I was disappointed in the biased article about Aussies preferring the Canadian lifestyle, especially on Australia Day! The article should have been about enlightening Canadians with facts about Australia and what Aussie ex-pats missed about Australia."
That Marrisa Shen protest was really just about bashing immigrants

That Marrisa Shen protest was really just about bashing immigrants

The man accused of murdering Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen in 2017 was in court Tuesday for an uneventful appearance.
Vancouver mayor puts subway extension to UBC on Trudeau’s ‘radar’

Vancouver mayor puts subway extension to UBC on Trudeau’s ‘radar’

We can expect Trudeau and some of his ministers to be in Vancouver sometime this election year to show us the money.
Speaker Darryl Plecas may have opened up a defence in the Legislature scandal

Speaker Darryl Plecas may have opened up a defence in the Legislature scandal

While the pattern of conduct, numerous expense reports, and questionable expense receipts are difficult to argue with, the reality is that the manner in which the evidence was obtained is, as told through the Report, likely an area that will cause weaknesses in the prosecution.
SkyTrain to UBC is on the right track

SkyTrain to UBC is on the right track

Recently our region took a significant step towards making the Millennium Line extension to UBC a reality.
Should Vancouver city councillors get a five-fold increase to their budgets?

Should Vancouver city councillors get a five-fold increase to their budgets?

Mayor Kennedy Stewart believes the city’s 10 councillors should get a boost in their “discretionary budgets” from $6,000 to $30,000. Is this a good idea?
How (and how much) B.C. doctors are paid deserves scrutiny

How (and how much) B.C. doctors are paid deserves scrutiny

Health care is by far the greatest provincial government expenditure and physician compensation is a significant share of the B.C. budget. This important area of health policy, however, receives little public scrutiny.
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