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PETERS – Overturning of Roe v. Wade could have repercussions for Canada

June 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

IN THEIR CONFIRMATION HEARINGS for the United States Supreme Court, Justices John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett all stated support for the [Continue]

KNOX – With Hans Island out of the way, let’s refight the Pig War

June 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

News item: Canada and Denmark have announced a resolution to a 50-year-old dispute over who owns Hans Island, a tiny, barren, unpopulated rock in the narrow channel [Continue]

PETERS – Link between health and happiness may explain dissatisfaction

June 18, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WEEK may have come on Monday, when Statistics Canada released some results from its Canadian Social Survey. It reported that the province whose [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Bitcoin fervour turns evangelical

June 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

DESPITE HEAVY LOSSES by investors who see their money evaporate overnight in what has been called a Ponzi scheme, the faithful never give up hope that cryptocurrencies will [Continue]

KNOX – Welcome back to the slumber game – let’s play ball

June 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

“You should enter a ballpark the way you enter a church.” — Bill (Spaceman) Lee, best-selling author and 14-year Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox pitcher ALAS, BILL [Continue]

MILOBAR – Horgan government’s priorities are extremely troubling

June 11, 2022 // 2 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson WHEN IT COMES to the NDP’s priorities, our kids seem to be way at the bottom of the list. First, we heard John Horgan’s [Continue]