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CHARBONNEAU – Can AI griefbots help in mourning lost loved ones?

February 26, 2026 // 0 Comments

FOR BETTER OR WORSE, hundreds of millions of people interact with fictional AI companions daily. They are beguiled by the ability of generative AI to produce human-like [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Big Oil’s fix for declining fossil fuels: plastics

February 19, 2026 // 0 Comments

THE HOPES OF environmentalists to leave oil in the ground have been dashed. Big Oil is not going to let declining fossil fuel use get in the way of profits. The continued [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – American First Nations look to become Canadian

February 12, 2026 // 0 Comments

JUST AS SOME Albertans push to become part of the U.S., some American First Nations groups want to be considered as aboriginal peoples of Canada. While Albertan’s wishes of [Continue]

FORSETH – What caught my attention before the web page disappeared

February 6, 2026 // 0 Comments

LET’S TAKE A LOOK back in our handy-dandy time machine: An April 5, 2017 Vancouver Sun article was headlined, “BC Liberals, NDP spar over cash-for-access [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canada leads search for fast radio bursts

February 5, 2026 // 2 Comments

NESTLED IN THE HILLS above Penticton, an observatory has discovered about 90 per cent of all fast radio bursts. It’s a perfect spot, away from the electrical and radio [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – If you dig it up in your yard, cover it up and forget about it

January 29, 2026 // 5 Comments

IF YOU’RE DIGGING around in your yard and you find something that may have some archaeological significance, leave it where you found it and don’t tell anyone. [Continue]