Some stolen items were returned to their rightful owners after police, acting on a tip, located property that had previously been reported stolen Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release. “Acting on a tip from a member of the public, who identified some stolen property listed for sale on a local social media buy […]

How Climate Change is causing colder periods of winter weather in some places We’ve all heard them: during a cold snap, someone is bound to say something like, “So where’s all that global warming we’ve been hearing about?  Guess it isn’t real, eh?” But for many places, when an unusual spell of really cold winter weather settles...

Protect your heart: lowering cholesterol and blood pressure How does cholesterol form? Atherosclerosis refers to clogging of the arteries, which is the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (which still remains the #1 cause of death in North America).  The clogging begins with damage or dysfunction to the walls of the ...

Who could possibly have imagined what 2017 had in store for British Columbia twelve months ago? We were all eye witnesses to a future political science seminar that left 87 MLAs sitting in the B.C. legislature where they didn't quite expect to be sitting 12 months ago. As it is that time of year, here are a few New Year's...

By Sarah Cox, DeSmog Canada The NDP government’s arithmetic on Site C cancellation costs is “deeply flawed,” has “no logic at all,” and is “appalling,” according to three project financing experts.   Eoin Finn, a retired partner of KPMG, one of the world’s largest auditing firms, said Premier John Horgan’s claim that terminating...

Despite the many rewarding experiences of recent months, I’m grateful to come home for Christmas to the Kootenays and my family. It has been an eventful year in B.C. politics with the election in May resulting in a new NDP government under Premier John Horgan. We promised to make life more affordable, to improve the services...

It’s a huge test every year but somehow for Santa Claus pulls it off — delivering presents and gifts to some two billion children during the 31-hour blitz period of Christmas, thanks to to Rudolph, different time zones and rotation of the earth. However, Santa has confessed at times the job is a little overwhelming. […]

In the wake of news about an elderly New Brunswick couple in care, married for 69 years, who were separated just before Christmas this year to accommodate the husband in a facility about 45 minutes away from the wife’s facility because of his need for a higher level of care for dementia, our thoughts can turn to the increasing...

A summary, by  Carol Linnet of DeSmog Canada   Site C is a go. Premier John Horgan announced the decision Monday morning. It was met instantly with threats of legal action, requests for an injunction, and condemnation from Amnesty International.   Let's start with the legal stuff. Within minutes of the...

Difficult to imagine them getting caught dead in the same room a few weeks ago, but to paraphrase William Shakespeare, “Site C acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” The list of supporters includes the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C. Building Trades, Christian Labour Association and the Progressive Contractors Association....