Opinion

Seriously, smokers - butt out! Recently, I witnessed people tossing lit cigarettes out of their car windows in Prince George. The two instances I saw were on the same day within a few hours of each other.

After Quebec began the implementation of a nearly universal child care system in 1997, many other jurisdictions in Canada have attempted to emulate the policy.

Marion Buller, the chief commissioner of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry, insisted Monday it's "pretty obvious" that those crimes amount to a genocide. Not only is it not obvious, it's not even true.

Food. It is fair to say we all think about food sometime during the day. It is essential for life - although not as essential as water or air. You can last a few weeks without food but only a few days without water and only a few minutes without air.

News item: In a bid to increase the youth vote, Elections Canada will spend $650,000 to enlist the help of 13 "influencers," including social media stars, YouTubers, Olympians and a gamer, reports CTV.

My company's email address has been active for just over a year. In that span, I have received an extraordinary array of messages that echo the so-called "Nigerian scam." Among all of the communications I have received, one stands out from the pack.

What if there was a simple, inexpensive and fun way to address some of the major challenges facing humanity today.

Walter and Marilyn Shelest recently celebrated 61 years of marriage. His parents emigrated from Poland to Prince George in 1929. Walter was born in Prince George in 1934; the second oldest of the six children of Michal and Stethanja Shelest.

Apparently June is Pride Month. Who sets the criteria used to designate certain parts of the calendar for a particular people or persuasion is a mystery.

I recently finished reading George Orwell's 1984 again. It is one of those books I read every 20 years or so and in many ways it has held up well.