Opinion

Over a barrel: The case for a windfall profits tax to address surging gasoline prices

Picture oil execs gleefully throwing money around the boardroom and you’re not far off the mark.

Mar 17, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Watching war from a wilderness retreat

Mar 17, 2022 3:00 AM Read more >

Trudy Klassen: Remembering to rise up

The most magnificent thing humans can do is reverse themselves when they realize they made a mistake. It takes humility to admit we are wrong.

Mar 16, 2022 5:34 AM Read more >

Opinion: Privacy concerns can't be used as an excuse to withhold public information

Tim Shoults with the NewsMedia Association argues information is tightly controlled and guarded by the B.C government. "Our members find the complete government control of information and the narrative around the pandemic to be concerning."

Mar 15, 2022 3:12 PM Read more >

Opinion: Why Vladimir Putin is botching his Ukrainian invasion

As Russia’s war against Ukraine unfolds, Putin’s errors become perceptible. That’s because he’s faced few constraints to his power

Mar 15, 2022 8:54 AM Read more >

Todd Whitcombe: Who turned losers into a bad word?

When loser is used in the way it is intended to be used, it is just part of life. You win some and you lose some. Losing shouldn’t and doesn’t define us.

Mar 15, 2022 6:02 AM Read more >

Letter from Ukraine: Exhausted in Kyiv

"War is a state when you forget what sleeping is. You sleep three to four hours a day. You are tired, but you cannot sleep anymore."

Mar 15, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Opinion: How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have global impacts far beyond the region directly involved in the fighting. Food prices will increase, and the effects will be felt by the most vulnerable.

Mar 14, 2022 2:59 PM Read more >

Neil Godbout: Questions for Canfor

While everyone’s arguing about whether the word “losers” should apply to repeat criminals committing minor offences like vandalism and mischief, who’s laughing all the way to the bank?

Mar 14, 2022 5:42 AM Read more >

Letter to the editor: Another city cost overrun

Why would we spend $750,000 on a washroom that gets used at most four months of the year?

Mar 14, 2022 4:36 AM Read more >