Illegal ride-hailing hit hard
4-day climate march
Highway 1 clear
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Backtracking police powers
2nd blood clot after vaccine
New powers draw criticism
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Shock over FedEx shooting
Prince Philip laid to rest
Safe return to Earth
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No bubble tea this spring?
Grocery workers struggle
Loonie reaches 80 cents US 
Third shutout win for Vees
Rockets win in return
Warriors take down Vipers
Jeffree Star hospitalized
Nikki Bella not pregnant
Harry Styles is richest
Opinion News
Sowing harmful distrust
An Open Letter to Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: In my capacity as vice-president, editorial,...
Acknowledge the empty seat
It has been five years since the Provincial Health Officer declared a public health emergency in response to the significant rise in opioid-related overdose...
Retail spending rebound
B.C. retail spending rebounded 4.4% in January after a December dip to $8.36 billion, marking its eighth increase in nine months. Year-over-year sales rose to...
Indie grocers are dying
Most of us wouldn’t know if we were in an independently owned and operated grocery store unless a notice is posted somewhere as you enter the store or you...
Is this the best we can do?
Is this the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out we imagined? I’m a dreamer, and I love good endings to movies and stories. I dream of a health care system...
Targets a tall order
Building back ‘clean’ and ‘green’ means trillion of dollars of investment, and the electrification of many machines and activities that...
Odds on Dr. Henry's side
Look, the biggest risk Dr. Bonnie Henry is taking with our lives with her new vaccination plan is that we will be ready but not able to enjoy the rest of the...
Could be the next leader
As the BC Liberal Party officially announced its year-long leadership race, Aaron Gunn is poised to be a disruptive candidate to take the party’s reins....
In support of housing
Everyone deserves a place to call home. Home fulfills our most basic human needs. It gives us all a place to feel safe, comfortable, warm, and grounded. But,...
Wealth tax a horrible idea
Eat-the-rich rhetoric is good politics but bad policy. The wealthy minority contribute precious investment and much-needed employment, but no good deed goes...
When will the wine flow?
Interprovincial alcohol distribution in Canada has always been a nightmare. For our wineries, breweries and spirit makers, selling alcohol to Americans is...
Pandemic drinking lessons
The last six months have been an interesting and trying experience, to say the least. They have taught me a lot about myself, my family and my relationship to...
Satellites will change ISPs
Elon Musk’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) network has been awarded US$885 million over 10 years to build out rural internet access in the U.S. This was...
Overcoming the odds
As we look back on 2020, we might be tempted to focus on the challenges. However, I want to take a moment to reflect on the strength and resilience demonstrated...
Get ready for another one
Think you’re done with complaining about crass, ill-timed elections in the pandemic? Not yet. One more beckons. A big one. Another one we don’t...
Carbon tax short-sighted
COVID-19 has had an impact on Canada’s food industry but, over time, resilience will prevail. However, the federal government’s pre-holiday...
KGH feeling second wave
Dear Kelowna residents, neighbours and friends, We are a group of physician leaders who work at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). All of us work in hot spots in...
Lost on pandemic highway
Two rules in politics are simple to follow: 1) Do not overpromise and underdeliver. 2) Do not preach what you do not practice. Political problems arise from...
Jeopardy! teaches us plenty
Canadians were saddened to learn that longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek passed away recently from pancreatic cancer. For more than 35 years, Trebek was a...
The year's top food stories
The year 2020 was as unusual as they get, with no shortage of stories. Some flew under the radar because of the pandemic but this list is based on how some...
