Huge need for homes
Ensuring Ozempic access
Abrupt change to home care
Officer killed in arrest
Teen killed in shooting
Predatory lenders in targets
Stabbing at Muslim centre
39 dead in migrant fire
Russia test-fires missiles 
Shoppers gets out of pot
Honda mirror recall
Tesla seat belt investigation
Moriello BCHL top star
Local skiers win medals
Warriors, Vipers in round 1
Elijah Wood a dad again
Multiple charges on Majors
Cage drank his own blood
Weekly Commentary
Rain is good
Sure, we feel sorry for our fellow Canadians across the country who have had cold summers (some have been especially hard hit with nasty floods). Almost every...
Eyes front
The effects of starvation were clear. Eyes bulging, hollowed out cheeks, rib cages pushing through dried out skin, bloated stomachs. Some were crouched, too...
No rain on these parades
Does it bug you seeing public buildings spray painted by 'bad' kids? Do you get irritated that these kids have no fear because "there are no consequences for...
If you""re handed a lemon...
Ready for a riddle? Okay, here goes. What turns blue on the inside and red on the outside after being eaten? Can't get it? Okay, it's a pine tree, after being...
Recession? It""s over
I'm not kidding. The recession is over. Now I realize some of you may be saying, "Hey, who gave Stockwell Day the right to say the recession is over?" Strictly...
Ring of fire...again
If you believe the worst can bring out the best then you get to see it proven all over again. Saturday afternoon, there we were, enjoying our visiting grandkids...
Home again
Today I was pleased to announce that our government begins a national campaign to encourage Canadians to take advantage of the Home Renovation Tax Credit...
Music to our ears
Here's some items that will perk you up. Stuff that shows we must be doing some things right, right here in BC. First, at the start of almost every meeting I...
My second home
"Welcome to your second home". That heartfelt declaration came from the mouth of a local Jordanian police officer doubling as personal tour guide. The location...
From Russia with jet lag
June 22nd, 2009 - It's around 4:00 a.m. on Monday in Moscow as I tap out this column to you. I have been up for about an hour, absolutely wide awake, wondering...
Faint election calls please
That's right. I'm asking you as my constituents to give me a call or an e-mail if you're itchin' for a federal election. So far I don't have any takers. Even...
Death and taxes
Faint hope. That's the layman's term for what a first-degree killer can demand after serving only 15 years of a life sentence for murdering somebody in cold...
EI EI...oh
People are being laid off around the country as a result of the global economic downturn. Being without a job when all you want to do is work is agonizing....
""Con Air"" takes flight
The long arm of the law just got a little longer. Criminals who think they can avoid arrest just by skipping to another province are in for a surprise. Most law...
Are violent protests healthy?
Escaping the artificial climate of Ottawa and breathing in the fresh air of home is vital for one's sanity. This past week, in and around Parliament, there has...
At home and abroad
The annual lobster attack hit us again this year. That's right, the Lions Club in Logan Lake once again hosted the amazing Lobster dinner in the arena. Ticket...
Markets up...who knew?
I know, I know, I have a habit of grinding away on what I see as the apparent genetic paranoia of national and international media who fear being accused of...
Signs of (economic) spring?
For many parts of Canada it's been one of the colder and more prolonged winters on record. Here in the Okanagan and Nicola Valleys we've had our moments of...
What downturn?
What downturn? That was the question I was asking myself as we held meetings in a number of cities in China last week. The main purpose of the trip was to...
Okanagan College / China
Thanks to a whole lot of cooperation and hard work from people at all levels we continue to win big! When we sat down not long ago with President Jim Hamilton,...
