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Opinion: Finland has experience in what Ukraine is going through

Opinion: Finland has experience in what Ukraine is going through

At what point does peace become so desirable that Ukraine is willing to give up Crimea and/or agree to not join NATO? It was this sort of bargain that eventually got Finland in the end.
Music nerd: Just joking around

Music nerd: Just joking around

Musical humour runs deep in popular music, from Johnny Cash and Frank Zappa, to Oliver Tree and Kim Petras.
Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Government agency: “Whether they reside in urban or rural sectors, everyone has a right to receive the same quality of services.”
Neil Godbout: Where are you from is who you are

Neil Godbout: Where are you from is who you are

Most of the time, nobody remembers when the small talk with a casual stranger is centred around “what do you do?” Often, something special happens when you ask someone new “where are you from?”
Opinion: Northern provincial ridings at risk

Opinion: Northern provincial ridings at risk

Northern BC, which has a population of just over 300,000, is currently represented by 9 MLAs. Should the commission choose to adjust riding boundaries to represent the provincial average, the number of seats in the north could be reduced to less than 6.
Letter to the editor: ISIS making a comeback

Letter to the editor: ISIS making a comeback

Eleven dead in Israel just in the past week - civilians gunned down in the streets while minding their own business - with the Islamic State claiming responsibility.
Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Survey suggests lasting harm from debunked and retracted study in 1990s.
Letter to the editor: Bathroom joke?

Letter to the editor: Bathroom joke?

We have a house with three bathrooms and it is valued at $450,000, yet our city leaders are going to build a washroom facility at the senior men’s fastball park for $750,000.
Todd Whitcombe: Liberal, NDP deal could work fine

Todd Whitcombe: Liberal, NDP deal could work fine

At present, the Liberals hold 159 seats and the NDP 25 seats for a total of 184 between the two parties. Put the two parties together and they hold a majority in every province and territory except Alberta.
Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Action plan is described as first of its kind. It commits to 89 steps to be undertaken in the next five years.