Opinion

How to explain that one of the most effective medical innovations of all time is experiencing a crisis of confidence? That's the situation with vaccines, which save millions of lives every year and especially help children fight disease.

There are those who want to keep on logging until the last tree is cut, no matter the repercussions; at the other end of the spectrum are those who say we have cut enough and now is the time to stop.

In just a few weeks, Canadians will participate in the country's 43rd federal election. Some candidates have already started to knock on doors to discuss why they want to represent their communities in Ottawa.

As primary season heats up in the United States, the Democrats are anxiously debating the best path to unseat Donald Trump in 2020. But the question of how to beat Trump is perhaps less urgent than the issue of whether he will accept defeat.

This week, my wife and I were cycling around a central island beachside neighbourhood, looky-looing into the stately homes, admiring the cutesy yards and generally striving to be as annoying as possible.

We have a long history with art. Paintings, sculptures, and dyed clothing date well back before modern civilization took hold. Every culture around the world has engaged in art of some form.

Does anyone remember "not one more tonne?" Back in 2010, the Millar Addition Citizens Coalition was formed to fight the Community Energy System, which was a proposed biomass burner to be situated right in the downtown.

For the past couple of years, it has been practically impossible to tune out the debate over the relationship between B.C. and Alberta. While opinions about the eventual conclusion of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline expansion changed in B.C.

Can a non-profit organization pursue both social gains and business revenue? Or is it as futile as mixing water and oil and hoping that the oil - commercial interests - won't rise to the top? Think about the YMCA of Canada.

The lead story on the local news yesterday detailed the admittance of a small dog in life threatening condition to the SPCA.