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Advice: Tips to ensure sun rays are the only thing you catch on your vacation
Southern Interior residents have caught the travel bug. Two in five Canadians plan to travel in the next six months and with travel season here, it’s no...
Opinion: OpenAI will change our world including food industry
We all know that the food industry has been adopting AI slowly compared to other sectors. Well, that’s about to change. Rather, it is changing already....
Most in B.C. want inquiry into foreign election interference
Most British Columbians want a federal inquiry into foreign election interference, according to polling by Research Co. and Glacier Media | Serega Eplua / E+ /...
The old Tim Hortons we all know is just fading away
The ongoing internal feud at Tim Hortons between some franchisees and Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (RBI), Tim Hortons’ parent company, is nothing...
Opinion: Under new premier, old NDP spending ways rise anew
The NDP government under John Horgan watched its spending. Under David Eby, we get to watch it spend. The NDP government under Horgan struck the term...
Inside KGH's McNair unit: Demystifying psychiatric hospital care
A month ago, I was voluntarily admitted to the psychiatric ward at the McNair Unit at the Kelowna General Hospital. I was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar...
Opinion: Is robotic surgery coming to an operating room near you?
Can a robot do your knee replacement? The short answer is no, it cannot. There have been some recent news articles highlighting advances in robotic surgery in...
Asking “Where are you from?” is not inherently racist
Just before Christmas, the former “Lady in Waiting” to the late Queen Elizabeth, Lady Susan Hussey, apologized for what some asserted was a racist...
Your guide to creating achievable nutrition goals
As the clock struck midnight and 2023 began, we were met with that one question – what will my New Year’s resolution be? Whether it was to exercise...
Canada desperately needs 'real' discount grocery stores
This may come as a surprise to some Canadians, but our country doesn’t really have a real discount grocery chain. With higher food prices and a growing...
Opinion: Want to be healthy and happy? Get married
Marriage proposals on Valentine’s Day used to be a thing. Today, not so much. These days, many Canadians tell pollsters they think marriage is nice, but...
Data shows interest rate hikes now increasing inflation
After nearly a year of interest rate hikes designed to fight inflation, rents in Canada are going up, and food costs remain stubbornly high. And while they...
Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?
B.C.’s civil service was abuzz this week after the new David Eby administration changed the rules on remote work, allowing thousands of government staff...
Opinion: More than half of British Columbians ready for a new PM, says poll
In February, a long-awaited meeting between the prime minister and the provincial and territorial premiers will take place in Ottawa. The discussions will...
Eby's spending spree might be smart politics, but it's bad economics
We are seeing more of the nature of our new premier. He is one-part eager beaver, one-part lone wolf. David Eby was the premier-in-waiting for many years. Had...
Rob Shaw: BC Greens' continued COVID focus raises questions about party’s political well-being
The BC Greens are moving to shore up their credentials on the health care file, by naming a high-profile surgeon to be deputy leader of the party. It’s...
Rob Shaw: Eby selects Penny Ballem as his special adviser on health
Premier David Eby has hired veteran health executive Penny Ballem as his new special adviser on health, adding yet another civilian expert into his office to...
Do you know how risky you drink is?
Sometimes it’s a couple of pints of beer after work with friends, sometimes it’s a margarita to go with your tacos. Sometimes it’s an...
Uncertainty lingers for buyers and sellers in Okanagan commercial market
The Okanagan, while one of Canada’s fastest-growing regions, is not immune to current real estate market fluctuations. With inflation and rising interest...
Get ready for an economically challenging 2023
For economic prognosticators, the year that just ended threw up some big surprises, including the first land war in Europe since 1945, spiralling inflation, and...