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Opinion: Want an advanced AI assistant? Prepare for them to be all up in your business

Opinion: Want an advanced AI assistant? Prepare for them to be all up in your business

Concerns about privacy, consent and memory raised by artificial intelligence will become more urgent as more advanced models enter the market.
Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. is drowning in debt and no one’s throwing a rope

Behind the G7 growth talk is a story of household strain, lender complacency, and economic fragility
Opinion: Are UFOs and aliens real? It's more fun to believe they are

Opinion: Are UFOs and aliens real? It's more fun to believe they are

Only 10 per cent of Canadians believe that UFO sightings are real, a number that columnist Jackie Bateman wishes was a lot higher
Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey borrows from 2009-era accounting tactics to patch holes in a $10.9B deficit
Editorial: Port's proposal for Burrard Inlet dredges up many questions

Editorial: Port's proposal for Burrard Inlet dredges up many questions

On environmental issues, governance and First Nations rights, there is a lot we do not know
Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Les Leyne: Eby's mining vision is confounding

Premier David Eby joined the vision quest this week, announcing a new drive to seize the “generational opportunity to build lasting prosperity” by way of multiple mines in the northwest.
Opinion: Promoting social inclusion through pet companionship

Opinion: Promoting social inclusion through pet companionship

As we strive for social equality, it is essential to address hurdles that prevent some people from experiencing the known benefits of spending time or living with a pet.
Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

Rob Shaw: BC NDP playing divide and conquer with Indigenous, municipal allies

By sidelining the FNLC and UBCM, the B.C. government is undermining the very relationships it once championed
Les Leyne: Infrastructure minister admits error, but NDP will press on

Les Leyne: Infrastructure minister admits error, but NDP will press on

The opposition is suggesting various amendments to the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15), but Minister Bowinn Ma — her moment of humility behind her — indicated they’re wasting their time
Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

Rob Shaw: BC NDP touts progress on safe supply drugs with no data to prove it

The B.C. government promised to end offsite drug use but admits it has no central way to monitor compliance or track exemptions