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Editorial: Report shows the way

Voters in B.C. needed a clear and authoritative examination of the legislature spending scandal, and former chief justice Beverley McLachlin has delivered.

Editorial: Electronic files could cut abuse of medication

A shocking event at Moncton Hospital in New Brunswick has implications for hospitals on 91原创 Island. Between 2013 and 2017, a nurse administered the drug oxytocin to at least two expectant mothers in the delivery room.

Editorial: Nature bites you back

Humans leave a big footprint on the Earth, and we crush thousands of other species wherever we step. According to a UN report, an estimated one million species 鈥 one-eighth of the total 鈥斅燼re under threat of extinction, thanks to human action.

Editorial: Hannah was a fighter

Young Hannah Day has lost her fight with cancer. For a time, it seemed the nine-year-old from Sooke would win her battle. She survived one bout of cancer after another.

Editorial: Dirty money and the B.C. laundromat

The number is staggering. A report from former B.C. deputy attorney general Maureen Maloney says that $7.4 billion in dirty money was laundered in B.C. in 2018.

Editorial: Province builds case against drug companies

The government of B.C. is suing 40 drug companies and several pharmacies for their alleged role in propagating the opioid crisis.

Editorial: Greens pick up a seat

Elizabeth May will be lonely no more in the House of Commons. In a byelection on Monday, Nanaimo-Ladysmith voters chose Green Party candidate Paul Manly to keep her company.

Editorial: Resist the hatred

Last Thursday was Yom Ha鈥橲hoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was a day not just to remember those who died in genocide, but to recognize that hate is alive today.
Editorial: Fighting words from Alberta's new premier

Editorial: Fighting words from Alberta's new premier

As expected, Alberta鈥檚 new premier made 鈥淔ight with B.C.鈥 the first thing on his to-do list. If campaign rhetoric is anything to go by, Jason Kenney plans to battle even harder than did his predecessor.
Editorial: Overdose crisis presents more dilemmas

Editorial: Overdose crisis presents more dilemmas

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has called on the province to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs if the quantities involved are small. She argues, with some justification, that the war on drugs has been lost.