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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]

CHARBONNEAU – B.C.’s beautiful decriminalization failure

January 22, 2026 // 1 Comment

IT WAS A WONDERFUL attempt to reverse a century of criminalization but political reality and toxic drugs got in the way. The election cycle of four years leaves little time [Continue]

JOHNSON – What’s next for Trump? Mexico, Iran, Cuba or Venezuela 2.0?

January 17, 2026 // 0 Comments

Part Two of a two-part series, looking at what the Venezuelan attack means when looking at the other countries and territories Trump has been eyeing up. Today, a look at [Continue]

JOHNSON – What countries will Donald Trump decide to invade next?

January 16, 2026 // 2 Comments

Part One of a two-part series, looking at what the Venezuelan attack means when looking at the other countries and territories Trump has been eyeing up. Today, Greenland and [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Prostate cancer deaths rise as simple test unused

January 15, 2026 // 1 Comment

A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST can reveal the early presence of prostate cancer but its use has been discouraged. Rates of incurable prostate cancer have jumped 50 per cent in Canadian [Continue]

SINGH – Would you run for election to a seat on Kamloops City council?

January 14, 2026 // 1 Comment

By ARJUN SINGH Kamloops Chronicle I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE several years ago of attending the International Association of Public Participation conference in Halifax, Nova [Continue]