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Evan Saugstad: What happened to the trees? Caribou and the 30 by 30 agenda

Evan Saugstad: What happened to the trees? Caribou and the 30 by 30 agenda

It’s not yet known how much new area of northeast B.C. will be added to B.C.’s parklands. But if history is any indicator, northern B.C. will once again be subject to most additions as this is where public lands have the fewest constraints
Les Leyne: Dix takes steps to stop flow of diabetes drug to U.S.

Les Leyne: Dix takes steps to stop flow of diabetes drug to U.S.

Three weeks after blowing the whistle on the scheme, Health Minister Adrian Dix signed a ministerial order that curbs the online sale of Ozempic to non-Canadians.
James Steidle: Current B.C. reforestation is ‘19th century quack medicine’

James Steidle: Current B.C. reforestation is ‘19th century quack medicine’

Replanting pine monocrops and spraying and brushing the fire-resistant deciduous is the equivalent of draining a patient of blood to cure an infection.
LETTER: on the 2023 Trade Show

LETTER: on the 2023 Trade Show

More "magnetizing" than previous years.
Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

Rob Shaw: A tale of two MLAs, one BC United and one NDP, and how the province plays favourites

The money was requested by rival MLAs working together, but it flowed only to the NDP riding
Les Leyne: NIMBY override is part of province's housing plan

Les Leyne: NIMBY override is part of province's housing plan

The “not in my backyard” objections to new housing in the NDP government’s latest push won’t carry nearly the weight they once did
Comment: Tokitae is not Keiko — so bring her home now

Comment: Tokitae is not Keiko — so bring her home now

The plan for Toki isn’t to drop her in the Salish Sea and hope for the best.
Kirk LaPointe: Another global life sciences company takes root in British Columbia

Kirk LaPointe: Another global life sciences company takes root in British Columbia

Two co-founders are bringing expertise in hair restoration, life sciences operations and pharmaceutical development to Xyon Health
Mario Canseco: Canadians divided on justice system as safety issues deepen

Mario Canseco: Canadians divided on justice system as safety issues deepen

Earlier this month, Research Co. and Glacier Media studied the views of Canadians on the justice system
Les Leyne: Fixing a century-old wrong gets expensive

Les Leyne: Fixing a century-old wrong gets expensive

Federal Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says people should understand the cost of the Treaty 8 settlement with First Nations is not “a windfall … It is a bill that has gone unpaid for over 100 years by the government of Canada.”
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