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Plant-based options not always best

Plant-based options not always best

On May 2, Beyond Meat Inc. went public on the stock market at $25 per share. The price per share quickly multiplied, closing at $65.75 at end of day.
Canadian pride varies by region

Canadian pride varies by region

With Canada Day approaching, I felt it was a good time to revisit a survey I had originally conducted in 2008.
With glowing hearts

With glowing hearts

Is Canada a country divided? Premiers claim equalization is unfair to their provinces. British Columbia and Alberta fight about pipelines.
Ethics overshadow brain technologies

Ethics overshadow brain technologies

Brain technologies are all the rage these days. Entrepreneurs are selling wearable devices in the open marketplace with claims of benefits to memory, attention and concentration.
Daylight savings nothing to lose sleep over

Daylight savings nothing to lose sleep over

I am having a problem with this Daylight Savings Time business. I do not understand why people complain they lose sleep when the clocks change. It seems like they think they are losing every night until the clocks change back in the spring.
Chinese crackdown on Hong Kong worrying

Chinese crackdown on Hong Kong worrying

At its peak, the communist movement held sway in every populous continent, as dozens of countries embraced the dream. But its underdog proletariat heroes quickly felt its betrayal, lorded over jealously by inexperienced, doctrinally rigid party men.
Organic chemistry of hydrocarbons highly complex, variable

Organic chemistry of hydrocarbons highly complex, variable

Following on from last week's introduction to hydrocarbons, there is a great deal more complexity to organic compounds. If all organic chemistry came down to simply adding one more carbon to a chain, it would be both easy and boring.
Why Trump should be afraid by Mueller's testimony

Why Trump should be afraid by Mueller's testimony

On Tuesday evening, the chairmen of the U.S. House Judiciary and Intelligence committees announced that former special counsel Robert Mueller would, pursuant to a subpoena, testify in a public session on July 17.
Free-trade deal with U.S. and Mexico divides regions

Free-trade deal with U.S. and Mexico divides regions

On the final day of November 2018, the heads of government of Canada, the United States and Mexico signed a new free-trade deal, known in this country as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
City takes lax approach to staff spending

City takes lax approach to staff spending

The 2018 Statements of Financial Information released by the City of Prince George last week didn't just reveal an 8.2 per cent increase in base pay in one year for the city manager.