B.C.'s largest fire now 'held'
Grain exports rebound
Beloved patio closing
Mountie injured at airport
'A storm for the ages'
Songwriters join hall of fame
Palace reveals ledger stone
Test-fired missile toward sea
NASA delays rocket launch
GM converting for EVs
Mortgage rates to stay high
Loss of editions 'important'
Warriors sweep island trip
Rockets let one slip away
Sun clinch BCFC title
Biden surprises Elton John
Legend, Teigen learning live
Spears' ex-husband speaks
Writer's Bloc
Food inflation eases but some prices keep surging
Statistics Canada is reminding Canadians every month this year how painful their trips to the grocery store are. The retail inflation rate is at an astonishing...
Survey: Measuring integration of metrification across Canada
The 1970s were a time of change in Canada, not just politically and sociologically but also in the way we measured things. The process of metrification took...
Farming is losing to misguided urban politics
Most Canadians have never been on a farm, let alone lived on one, which makes more than 98 per cent of our population agriculturally illiterate. For many...
A looming chickpea shortage is on the way
Since the start of the pandemic, we have heard about shortages countless times. Most sections of the grocery store have been hit by tightening supplies for one...
Three-quarters of British Columbians support mandatory calorie counts on menus
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the way British Columbians eat. In 2020, we saw a significant increase in food delivery after restaurants were...
Light at the end of the food inflation tunnel?
Once again, the numbers coming out of Statistics Canada were discouraging. The food inflation rate in the country was 8.8% in June, which is still higher than...
Inflation cranks up heat
Summer heat isn’t the only thing making Canadians sweat this summer; abnormally high inflation and rising interest rates are putting the heat on many...
Extremes make for bad food policies
Not a day goes by without seeing a group, or even a government, changing rules for farmers. In the name of the planet, animal welfare or even our own health,...
Ladies and gentlemen: Are you ready for Premier David Eby?
We aren’t quite entertaining yet the idea of a Prime Minister Pierre Poilievre, but we need to accept the notion of a Premier David Eby before long. He is...
Charities hardest sell in world of online digital transactions
Last month, 71 per cent of British Columbians told Research Co. and Glacier Media that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic was “behind us” and a...
Crash course in opioid damage for B.C. politicians,
While the federal government was putting the finishing touches on the B.C. drug decriminalization project, provincial politicians were taking a crash course on...
Pharmacist offers tips to go tobacco-free
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in Canada. Today, May 31, is World No Tobacco Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness...
NDP has dug itself into a deep hole with museum project
The NDP government’s plan to tear down and rebuild the Royal B.C. Museum is an even tougher sell now than when they announced it two weeks ago....
Befriending self-checkouts seems inevitable
Self-checkouts at grocery stores are now more popular than cashier checkouts. But as grocers embrace technology, are consumers benefiting? Self-checkouts have...
Pandemic’s retreat softening public opinion poll for politicians
It is often said, albeit not always in the right context, that public opinion polls are a snapshot in time. There can be a very different outcome to a survey if...
Recessionary storm casting dark clouds over economic optimism
At any other recent time, our economic indices would be considered enviable. We live amid full employment, with more jobs than pre-pandemic, as evidenced by a...
Canada has its own baby formula problem
Parents of toddlers are concerned about baby formula shortages due to a combination of factors. A major recall in the United States affecting the top...
Gauging changing views on matters of morality
When Canada was about to celebrate its first centennial, a collection of legislative proposals was being considered by the federal government. In 1967, under...
Public health suffers when pro sports goes all in on gambling
On this issue I am prepared to be called a prude, a fogey and a knuckle-dragger. I am braced to be the wet blanket. While we’re batting around...
The world is running out of oil – vegetable oil
It’s funny how sometimes we take the simple things in life for granted. Cooking oil, or vegetable oil, is certainly one of them. Our appreciation for...
