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P.s. like RFKJ , the author of this (presumably, anyway, since there's no authors listed) also doesn't have a license to practice medicine in BC
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
What is the next "czar" is an RFK JR type and puts out a piece of paper saying "actually vaccines are kinda meh" .... Would we just accept that?
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Agree or disagree, I hope people realize that this is just a piece of paper with Government logo on it; it's not legislation, it's not a peer-reviewed paper or clinical guideline; it's one random dudes thoughts and it's frankly insulting to assume that clinicians should accept it at all
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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The FIFA Peace Prize is most correctly viewed as some of the world's most corrupt people recognizing what the world's most corrupt men values most: fake recognition based on lies
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I've seen way more people inappropriately denied or cut off from funding than I have the opposite over the last 15 years
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?

Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Never once has a independently initiated check provided me or my patients any value whatsoever
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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What I am gathering through listening in is that other fees will increase to support the freeze on property tax, such as community centre fees. The park board's general manager noted that they hope to keep the fee increase minimal, considering they're already on the high side for Canadian cities.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Kathryn Harrison, a UBC prof focused on environmental issues, talked about the death toll of the 2021 heat dome and raised concerns about cuts to climate change work that is ongoing at the city.
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thank you! And so glad to have you and local news back!
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM