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Will Harper Pull It Off?

Canada""s two main political parties are locked in a dead heat as they race toward the January 23 election, a new poll showed on Tuesday. The...

Minority Or Majority?

After a week that witnessed a furor on the campaign trail over a slate of new Liberal ads--with particular focus on one that attacked Stephen...

New Years Resolutions?

New Year""s Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It""s a time to reflect on the...

Do You Hit The Brakes?

The following is a news release from Vernon RCMP. We thought we should turn it into a Castanet poll -- and be honest when answering Yesterday, at 9:10...

Spend More This Christmas?

According to a new study conducted for Retail Council of Canada by POLLARA, the average expected holiday spending on gifts and non-gift related...

Do You Donate?

A new Ipsos-Reid poll suggests British Columbians give until it hurts. According to the poll, 51% of British Columbians donate to charities at least...

OMRA Endorsement To Help?

Thanks to Castanet reader J. Bubbs for today""s poll question. With the recent hub-bub surrounding the endorsement of candidates and then the...

Utilities Going South?

Today""s poll was suggested by Trish Boileau who writes... I am curious... with the sale of Terasen to Kinder Morgan Inc., does anyone else feel like...

Citizen Of The Century?

Who is Kelowna""s Citizen of the Century (1905-2005)? The Fat Cat Children""s Festival is sponsoring a special centennial vote and time is almost up....

Do You Like Americans?

An increasing number of Canadians have a negative opinion about their southern neighbours, calling them "greedy, violent and rude," suggests a new...

Will NDP Bounce Back?

The governing BC Liberals remain the most popular political organization in British Columbia, according to a poll by Mustel. 46 per cent of...

Will Government Fall?

Support for the Liberals has fallen to its lowest level since the last weeks of the June election, finds a new poll that was conducted just as action...

Avian Flu A Threat Here?

Most Canadians have taken note of escalating warnings of the threat of a flu pandemic, but they don""t feel the avian influenza virus ravaging parts...

Did You Have Easter Monday Off?

It may surprise some, but Easter Monday is not a statutory holiday in BC. However, today schools remain out after spring break, and many government...

Abortion - ignorance is not bliss

Though my critics – by the way, I found I have a loyal opposition – seem to feel I spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with the morality of...

Satisfied With Liberals?

The governing federal Liberals recently had the support of 40 per cent of Canadians, a shade above the popular vote they scored in last June""s...

Afford Mortgage?

According to a new poll done by CIBC, nine out of ten Canadian mortgage home owners are confident they can afford their mortgage payments, if rates go...

Three Fifths Satisfied

With the new school year just starting, about 60 per cent of Canadians surveyed in a recent poll expressed satisfaction with the education system in...

Do You Avoid City Park?

We""ve had a lot of suggestions for a poll concerning City Park in the past few days. On Tuesday a Kelowna boy was rushed to Kelowna General after he...

Put Saddam To Death?

To the editor: I may not be the most religious person on the planet but does it not say an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth? As far as I am...

Audit Councilors?

Thanks to a Castanet reader who suggested today""s poll question. They write... It often seems that the councilors represent the interests of...

Conservatives Will Take BC

A new Ipsos-Reid/CTV/Globe and Mail poll shows the Conservatives solidifying their lead in British Columbia. The Conservatives have the support of 38%...

If Election Was Tomorrow

According to a new poll released Tuesday, if a federal election were held tomorrow, Paul Martin and the Liberal Party would garner 34% of the decided...

Shocker! Moms trust this celeb most

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, so it’s fitting to begin the week with a story about mothers and celebrities. A ParentDish.com poll of more than...

Minority Government Good?

The latest polls show it is still a very tight election with the Liberals and Conservatives neck and neck. An Ipsos-Reid poll released today shows the...

Minority Or Majority Govt?

By all accounts it looks like today""s election, called for Monday June 28th will be a very close one. The May 22nd, Ipsos-Reid poll shows... Liberals...

Have You Volunteered Lately?

A new Ipsos-Reid poll released today shows that 65% of British Columbians have volunteered in the past year, and 84% have volunteered at least some...

Rumours and things

Since 2003, the government has known that drivers talking on their cell phones experience the same potentially deadly distraction whether they are...

75% Support Organ Donation

Nearly seventy-five per cent of Canadians planned to donate at least one organ upon dying, a new opinion poll suggests. Thirty-nine per cent of...

Who Would Win?

A new poll suggests Prime Minister Paul Martin still has a lot of work to do to repair the damage caused by the sponsorship scandal. The Ipsos-Reid...

Idol judges at war: Paula vs. Kara

OK Magazine is reporting that only one of the two female judges, Kara or Paula, will make it through to the next season. The story is quoting several...

Here and there

Good things have happened to Wendy’s restaurant on Harvey at Cooper. It has been completely remodeled from the back to the front, which means an...

Social hypocrisies marijuana style

RE: Jail time for marijuana dealer? A recent Castanet poll regarding jail time for selling marijuana was on the same day as the Neil Young concert....

New council to debate new name

The new Westside Council will debate the merits of a new municipal name at its first official business meeting Tuesday evening. Westside""s Chief...

Can our schools deliver?

This week’s “Oh! Canada!” column has been written by Andrew Green, Society Administrator of Kelowna Christian Center Society, incorporating...

Media: Political Spin

RE: Council Chamber Renos? I am writing about Monday""s poll question regarding the renovations to City Council chambers and if it a wise use of...

Same Sex Opposition Down

Today Canadians for Equal Marriage released a poll conducted by Environics Research Group asking Canadians two questions: (1) whether they support...

Novice Drivers

RE: Novice Drivers & Phones Poll Well there are a lot of older people that cannot handle driving and talking on the phone. I have just about been hit...

Polls Give Conflicting Stats

Today I have been reading that the Liberals are ahead in the poll, sitting at 40%. Yet on Canada.com their poll asked basically the same question: If...

NDP Leads BC Polls

A latest poll shows the BC NDP leading the Liberals for the first time since June 1996. An Ipsos-Reid poll conducted earlier this month shows the NDP...