Opinion

To tax or not to tax - that is the unanswered question now that Vancouver City Council has decided to regulate its marijuana dispensaries.

Prince George RCMP have had quite enough of FAKS, the tag left behind by a prolific local graffiti artist. In an unusual move Wednesday, police singled out FAKS specifically and the problem with graffiti in general in Prince George.

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Canada's indigenous people have a unique opportunity to dramatically affect the outcome of the Oct. 19 federal election, influence who forms the next government and change their fraught relationship with Canada. All they need to do is vote.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper believes the news media should stop asking about the Mike Duffy trial and start asking questions about the issues that Canadians care about. Good idea.

The word panache comes from old French. It means feather, as in the type of large feather that one would wear on a hat or early military helmet.

Cliff Dezell, Freeman of the City, former City Councilor and his wife Sharron (Haynes) Dezell are the subjects of my column today. Here is a snapshot of their long history together, here in Prince George.

"Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, had a wife but couldn't keep her," goes the old nursery rhyme. Often, the line is now said as "cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater...

I was sad to read the recent story of another missing woman in Prince George, Genny Lee Paquette. I felt compelled to send a letter to the editor to offer my observations.

Unlike the Senate, the B.C. government has clear rules about what can and cannot be claimed on expense accounts, or when and how much outside contractors and suppliers can be paid.