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Joly urges de-escalation 
No bail in Ottawa killings 
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Iran fires at attack drones 
World's largest election 
2 detained in Volkov attack 
Apple pulls apps from China
Oil and gas leases restricted
Indigo needs turnaround 
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
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Hilton teams up with Sia
Swift still 'can't forgive' Kim
Grimes to ‘cap the disarray’
Writer's Bloc
Why is StatsCan quietly deleting its food inflation database?
All eyes are on inflation these days, especially at the grocery store. Food is the one thing we need every day and the food choices we make matter a great deal...
Federal Liberals-NDP pact eliminates minority government's accountability
Let’s say that three years ago, two political parties – let’s call them Liberals and NDP – agreed on a coalition to govern. Among the...
Victoria not putting out the welcome mat for convoy protesters
Here’s the fear: If the convoy people get rooted in Vancouver Island, they’ll be harder to get rid of than scotch broom, American bullfrogs,...
How to make informed nutrition choices
March is Nutrition Month, the perfect time for Kelowna community members to reflect on the foods we choose to help nourish our bodies. With so much information...
Playing Russian roulette with food security
The government should not compensate Canadian companies hurt by sanctions imposed on Russia, and that includes companies in the agri-food sector With war comes...
Trudeau fumbling another global affairs ball in Ukraine crisis
I am old enough to remember the regular nuclear war drills at school: the bells prompting us to curl into fetal positions under the wooden desks, or in the more...
Shooting for the future of Okanagan fish and game clubs
If you've ever driven along Casorso Road in southeast Kelowna, you may have seen the Kelowna and District Fish and Game Club. What you may not know is the...
Okanagan’s housing market ripe for infill and redevelopment
Looking back to July of last year, not much has changed since Casey Richardson’s article on the South Okanagan’s “hot” housing market....
Office technology is no substitute for human interaction
Two years ago this week, amid anxiety and uncertainty about the coronavirus, thousands of employers sent millions of Canadians home. Fingers were crossed that...
Putin’s invasion threatens to upend global agri-food industries
Humanity was dealt another blow with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just thinking of the human cost is unbearable. And the agri-food sector has already...
Plenty to be tired of these days
According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, “tire” has multiple definitions. The intransitive verb means “to become weary.”...
Athletes’ dark days provide path to enlightened business leadership
I recall the shock two years ago of an email alert from the organizers a few days following the annual Jewish Community Centre (JCC) Sports Dinner. Someone in...
Frito-Lay leaving Loblaws seen as supply-chain 'bullying'
We recently learned that Frito-Lay, a brand owned by giant PepsiCo Canada, stopped selling to Loblaws after the retailer refused requests by Frito-Lay to...
B.C. budget sees funds for emergencies jump substantially
B.C. officials are bracing for bad weather on a scale that up until last year was hard to imagine. Tuesday’s budget earmarked serious new money for...
What lies ahead for COVID-19 in B.C.?
As the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is subsiding in B.C., we should ask the question: What lies ahead? It...
Importance of kindness and kinship can't be overstated
Today, Feb. 23, we’ll be donning our pink shirts in an effort to support anti-bullying initiatives across our nation and around the world. At Aberdeen...
BC NDP economic plan is long on goals, short on specifics
It is the job, guided by DNA, of an NDP government to enhance the public sector’s involvement in the economy. It is presumably elected on that basis, too,...
Opinion: Police use kid gloves on convoy while crushing Indigenous protests
For the past several weeks, Canadians have watched as a far-right, foreign-funded, protest movement has occupied Parliament Hill, shut down the city of Ottawa,...
Invoking the Emergencies Act will help Canada’s reputation abroad
The last thing supply chains needed was more human-induced logistical predicaments created by the very disruptive truckers’ convoy In recent days, many...
Pharmacist dispels common heart health myths
It’s time for Canadians to put matters of the heart first. February is Hearth Month and, as a pharmacist, I am here to help Canadians navigate their...
