Housing and childcare. ThatB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s what we heard the BC NDP say when they presented their agenda in a speech from the throne at the B.C. legislature Tuesday.

Mayor Stew Young is at odds with the CRD board over its transportation plans. As he notes transportation authority lies elsewhere than with the CRD board.

Chances are youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ve had an influential teacher at some point in your life. They shape you, your outlook on education and, occasionally, your interests and passions. As a high school senior whoB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s attended nearly 10 different schools, IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ve come across some rather dull teachers, turning subjects I once loved into meticulous tasks.

A Princeton reporter reacts after a former Canadian prime minister says women should cover up on TV

Playground squabble wonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t lead to a solution

People sometimes get bugged by insects, but we need them. They play essential roles in pollination, combatting unwanted agricultural pests, recycling organic matter, feeding fish, birds and bats, and much more. TheyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™re the most numerous and diverse animals on Earth and form the base of many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amazon honours are fine, but we prefer to promote our own romanticism

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Car insurance B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜dumpster fireB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ mainly lawyer fees, neglected serious injuries

If thereB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s one thing I could take away from all the unpredictably chaotic things IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ve learned during my teenage years, it would be that love is like water B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” transparent and colourless, yet essential to live.