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August 18, 2022 in Charbonneau // CHARBONNEAU – New Russian movie villains won’t look like the old ones
August 18, 2022 in Editorials // EDITORIAL – Making civic voting too easy might be bad for democracy
August 17, 2022 in Editorials // EDITORIAL – Fight against drug overdoses must begin with enforcement
August 16, 2022 in Editorials // EDITORIAL – Federal ban on rescue-dog imports is nonsensical and inhumane
August 15, 2022 in Life // POLICE – Man shot, killed on Deadman Road after report of ‘confinement’

CHARBONNEAU – New Russian movie villains won’t look like the old ones

THE NEW RUSSIAN VILLAINS probably won’t be like the old ones in movies. In the 1950s, Russian villains were seen as alien invaders with superior weapons and mind control in science fiction films. The possibility of a Russian invasion of North America [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Making civic voting too easy might be bad for democracy

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S GETTING EASIER and easier to vote. With two months to go before this year’s civic elections, voters have to begin keeping an eye on candidates and listening to what they say. Many, of course, won’t put much [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Fight against drug overdoses must begin with enforcement

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY was declared by B.C.’s provincial health officer in April of 2016, it was an important step against drug overdose deaths in B.C. Then-health minister Terry Lake followed up a few months [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Federal ban on rescue-dog imports is nonsensical and inhumane

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DOGS, YOU GOTTA LOVE ‘EM. And, of course, we do. It’s as if it were the law. They’re part of the family. We take them for daily walks, teach them to “shake a paw,” spend ridiculous amounts of money on treats [Continue]

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TRANS MOUNTAIN – Killing project would hurt indigenous communities

August 8, 2022 // 4 Comments

By JOSEPH QUESNEL Troy Media Ottawa needs to finally declare through legislation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is to the national advantage of Canada. Doing so [Continue]
SUZUKI – We can’t look away from an overheating world

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SUZUKI – For health habitats, leave it to beavers and other animal engineers

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SUZUKI – Despite record profits, oil industry greed is a bottomless pit

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LETTER – Less enablement, more treatment needed on drug abuse

August 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

We have a civic election coming up and I hope that the below topic will be forefront. B.C.’s harm reduction started in the late 1980s. Needle exchanges, safe injection [Continue]
LETTER – Society will seek action on new PAC after the October civic election

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LETTER – Pedestrians oblivious to cyclists on shared pathways

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LETTER – Looking at the social pressure gauges for answers to vandalism

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