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Meet Frank, the 59-year-old fentanyl dealer

Meet Frank, the 59-year-old fentanyl dealer

Frank Stanley Smith is serving a six-month sentence for selling a drug that has killed hundreds in B.C.
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Monopoly completes its merciless purge of the majestic thimble

Monopoly completes its merciless purge of the majestic thimble

The makers of the classic board game Monopoly fulfilled its terrible promise to purge several iconic game pieces and replace them with more modern, Internet-approved ones determined via an online vote.
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'Discount Trump' Kevin O'Leary not the first corporate shill pedalling celebrity over substance

'Discount Trump' Kevin O'Leary not the first corporate shill pedalling celebrity over substance

Somehow I ended up on the contact list of the “Kevin O’Leary Media Department.” I’m not complaining, I’m big on Internet humour.
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Editorial cartoon: March 20, 2017

Editorial cartoon: March 20, 2017

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Does anyone care about campaign reform? Let’s put it to a vote

Does anyone care about campaign reform? Let’s put it to a vote

Another thing that’s going to get resolved in the May 9 election is how much people care about the age-old topic of money in politics.
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Does anyone care about campaign reform? Let’s put it to a vote

Does anyone care about campaign reform? Let’s put it to a vote

Another thing that’s going to get resolved in the May 9 election is how much people care about the age-old topic of money in politics.
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Rant/Rave: Week of March 16

Rant/Rave: Week of March 16

CLOSING TIME Re: “ West Valley Market to close ,” Mar. 9, 2017 –From Facebook Graham Bingham: “So sad! I’ve shopped here regularly for the last 30 years. West Valley is a West End institution.
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Taxi industry forced to join newspapers, record companies in new economy

Taxi industry forced to join newspapers, record companies in new economy

Uber ride-hailing service and others to operate in B.C. by Christmas
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Intact wilderness is a hedge against our ignorance

Intact wilderness is a hedge against our ignorance

In 2011, I travelled with my family down Yukon’s Hart River.
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Cheer up, the winter of our discontent will give way to spring (hopefully soon)

Cheer up, the winter of our discontent will give way to spring (hopefully soon)

The Winter of Our Discontent. In this case the phrase neither refers to the opening monologue of Shakespeare’s Richard III, or the title of John Steinbeck’s last novel.
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