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Jack Knox: Food builds bridges to far-away crises

Jack Knox: Food builds bridges to far-away crises

This is what expats often do when confronted with crises in their home countries, disasters that leave them feeling far, far away from where they long to be. They turn to the food they grew up with, using it as a bridge between here and there.
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Jack Knox: Why it now costs $21.50 for a cheeseburger and fries

Jack Knox: Why it now costs $21.50 for a cheeseburger and fries

On a tightrope: Charge too little and the profit is gone. Charge too much and the customer disappears altogether.
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Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Jack Knox: In B.C., working from anywhere no longer a remote idea

Working remotely, really remotely, isn’t really that new.
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Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

Jack Knox: Port Alice moves on from mill, but public still paying

After the mill closed, the province was on the hook for the cleanup. The Environment Ministry estimates it will have spent more than $90 million on the site by the end of this fiscal year.
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Jack Knox: Phone scammer a 'dream job' that takes patience

Jack Knox: Phone scammer a 'dream job' that takes patience

It’s hard enough to keep your cool when providing tech support to someone you love, so imagine trying to hold it together while robbing a stranger. Really, you’d have to be a saint.
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Jack Knox: A punk legend's advice for new city councillors

Jack Knox: A punk legend's advice for new city councillors

Punk legend by night, city councillor by day, Joe Keithley has plenty of tips for council newcomers, including this one: Disagreements are fine, but confrontation won’t get you far.
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Jack Knox: Benedict Cumberbatch brings Empress apology letter to London stage

Jack Knox: Benedict Cumberbatch brings Empress apology letter to London stage

The actor read the letter recounting an infamous event involving pepperoni, seagulls and an Empress hotel room at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall as part of a charity event
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Jack Knox: Sending handmade love through the Victoria-Ukraine pipeline

Jack Knox: Sending handmade love through the Victoria-Ukraine pipeline

The Compassionate Resource Warehouse has filled 13 40-foot shipping containers with aid from Vancouver Island to help Ukrainians.
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Jack Knox: How would you feel about becoming a lighthouse keeper?

Jack Knox: How would you feel about becoming a lighthouse keeper?

Even with a reduced number of light stations, it hasn’t been easy to find people to live/work at them.
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Jack Knox: After almost 105 years of life, a kind gesture remembered

Jack Knox: After almost 105 years of life, a kind gesture remembered

Lew Duddridge died Jan. 4. It was a good life, his wife Hilda says, made better along the way by the kindness of others.
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