Unions angered over back-to-work legislation

The Gold Pan’s Labour Council is speaking out after the recent Liberal government decision to impose Bill 21 against B.C. paramedics. “Bill 21, the Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act, is the end of a free and fair collective agreement for the unionized workers of CUPE Local 873,” Quesnel and District Labour... more

West Fraser announces loss of $198 million in third quarter

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Monday reported a loss of $198 million or $4.64 per share on sales of $679 million in the third quarter of 2009 and a loss of $321 million or $7.49, per share, on sales of... more > more

For all the saints among us

Sunday, the Western Church commemorated All Saints’ Day once again. We honoured all known and unknown holy people. Every community has its own saints: citizens of the year, volunteers, moms. These make up a “Hall of Fame” for goodness, fine models... more

• Waterfront treasure
• Out of the fire
• RELIGION The no mores of tomorrow are forever

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Telling the truth can be a hard habit to acquire

Politics in the majority of Western democracies has become a perpetual con game in which politicians are coached and managed by professional political staff to duck and weave their way through difficult issues and to avoid, at all costs,... more

• U.S. interests pull our strings again
• What’s good for the goose...
• Stick to the issue

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Violence against women is never acceptable

Editor: RE: A vow it will never happen again, Crime Watch column, Observer, Oct. 28. I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in Take Back the Night. I was ill and missed the march this year however... more

• Just say hi
• Education or a new roof?
• Who truly loves his neighbour?

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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