Opinion

COLUMN: An old sailor goes to Afghanistan

Wed Nov 18, 3:00 PM
Remembrance Day reveries about the sacrifice of our ancestors weren’t much on my family’s mind this year. My eldest brother landed at Kandahar Air Field some time in the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 11 and … more

EDITORIAL: Bacon’s rights in context

Wed Nov 18, 3:00 PM
We are finding it exceedingly difficult to conjure sympathy for James Bacon, who presently sits in isolation in a prison cell, awaiting trial for murder. He’d like a judge to feel otherwise, and for t… more

COLUMN: Water, water everywhere, but in the house

Mon Nov 16, 4:00 PM
As the Pineapple Express roared through I was awakened Monday morning to one of the calamities of country living: a slightly anguished “we have no water.” The well, and pumping system, is located on a… more

An old sailor goes to Afghanistan

Tue Nov 17, 8:00 AM
VICTORIA – Remembrance Day reveries about the sacrifice of our ancestors weren’t much on my family’s mind this year. My… more

EDITORIAL: Spare school districts the impact of HST

Mon Nov 16, 4:00 PM
If the Harmonized Sales Tax is to become reality next year, a mitigating measure to reduce its impact on a specific grou… more

COLUMN: Pulling the trigger on gun registry

Fri Nov 13, 3:00 PM
It’s probably still a bit premature, so I’m holding off from firing a few rounds into the air in celebration. That, and … more

EDITORIAL: H1N1 is a test

Fri Nov 13, 3:00 PM
Confidence in Canada’s ability to respond quickly to a global pandemic may be a little shaky these days. Vaccine shortag… more

EDITORIAL: A worthy investment

Tue Nov 10, 4:00 PM
In the wake of government cuts that have seen health programs and services being chopped, it’s extremely refreshing to h… more

COLUMN: Sockeye to go on the witness stand

Wed Nov 11, 4:00 AM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to have a judicial inquiry into the sockeye salmon crisis has the potential to … more

Rash FHA decision to dump spiritual co-ordinator

Wed Nov 11, 3:00 AM
I am shocked to read that Fraser Health is discontinuing the spiritual care co-ordinator position at Abbotsford Regional… more
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