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Opinion: OpenAI will change our world including food industry

Opinion: OpenAI will change our world including food industry

Mar 15, 2023 / 9:41 am

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 in B.C. want inquiry into foreign election interference

Mar 9, 2023 / 2:45 pm

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 old Tim Hortons we all know is just fading away

Mar 2, 2023 / 9:44 am

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

Opinion: Under new premier, old NDP spending ways rise anew

Feb 28, 2023 / 2:19 pm

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

Inside KGH's McNair unit: Demystifying psychiatric hospital care

Feb 28, 2023 / 9:00 am

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?

Opinion: Is robotic surgery coming to an operating room near you?

Feb 22, 2023 / 11:30 am

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

Asking “Where are you from?” is not inherently racist

Feb 15, 2023 / 12:13 pm

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

Your guide to creating achievable nutrition goals

Feb 15, 2023 / 9:00 am

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

Canada desperately needs 'real' discount grocery stores

Feb 13, 2023 / 1:05 pm

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

Opinion: Want to be healthy and happy? Get married

Feb 10, 2023 / 11:47 am

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

Data shows interest rate hikes now increasing inflation

Feb 6, 2023 / 11:13 am

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?

Rob Shaw: Eby offers civil service flexibility – will it help achieve his ambitious agenda?

Feb 3, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

Opinion: More than half of British Columbians ready for a new PM, says poll

Jan 31, 2023 / 5:04 pm

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

Eby's spending spree might be smart politics, but it's bad economics

Jan 30, 2023 / 3:31 pm

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

Rob Shaw: BC Greens' continued COVID focus raises questions about party’s political well-being

Jan 24, 2023 / 12:31 pm

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

Rob Shaw: Eby selects Penny Ballem as his special adviser on health

Jan 18, 2023 / 11:41 am

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?

Do you know how risky you drink is?

Jan 17, 2023 / 5:00 am

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

Uncertainty lingers for buyers and sellers in Okanagan commercial market

Jan 11, 2023 / 4:15 pm

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

Get ready for an economically challenging 2023

Jan 9, 2023 / 2:08 pm

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...

Prince George Citizen editor recalls being first at hit-and-run scene

Prince George Citizen editor recalls being first at hit-and-run scene

Jan 5, 2023 / 4:02 pm

It’s a miracle I didn’t run her over. The highway was black and Brenda Palmieri’s seriously injured body was lying in the darkness on a blind...

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