Opinion

The toughest question any parent can face is about kids. Why did you have children? The opposite question is much easier to answer for childless couples and individuals.

Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe entered the fray Monday over the accountability issue surrounding the Burns Lake mill fire fatalities. The B.C.

My dear friend Andrea McKenzie recently celebrated her 94th birthday. Her many friends at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre threw a surprise birthday party for her that reduced her to tears.

On Thursday, Mick Kearns wrote an excellent article titled A Little Old School Parenting that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and I would like to use my column to add to the discussion of parenting (new and old), technology and the good ol’ days.

The federal government’s rejection of the Prosperity mine project is another sad blow to the Cariboo-Chilcotin region. A region already hit hard by the devastation brought by the mountain pine beetle.

The CBC headline says: Enbridge Taps Jim Prentice to rescue Northern Gateway First Nations Talks. The Citizen headline says: Pipeline hire looks to repair relationship. Other news agencies are saying pretty much the same thing.

There have lately been a number of statements by various climate alarmists and politicians in the news claiming confidence that recent weather events appear to be caused by climate change. Well no kidding.

Alt-metal band The Pretty Reckless will be launching its sophomore album, Going to Hell, on March 18.

There is a bit of a paradox that happens in the life of a political scientist whenever there is a world event that puts us on edge.

Sunday night brings the finale to True Detective, the eight-episode HBO Canada yarn starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Simply put, the show is brilliant. It's a twist on a Sherlock Holmes-Dr.