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CHARBONNEAU – The ugly American v2.0 is very different than the original

March 13, 2025 // 2 Comments

AS A RESULT of the first version of the ugly American, the U.S. president at the time took measures to improve the impression of Americans abroad. The second version reverses [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – A Game Theoretic Perspective of Trump’s trade war

March 9, 2025 // 2 Comments

By PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University PRESIDENT TRUMP has launched a trade war against Canada, the United States’ largest trading partner and closest ally. By [Continue]

FORSETH – If departure of three MLAs is needed for caucus unity, let it be so

March 8, 2025 // 4 Comments

REGRETTABLY, IN RECENT DAYS, issues within the Conservative Party of BC have come to the surface resulting in one member being removed from Caucus (Dallas Brodie) and the [Continue]

IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILLS – The cost of waiting for healthcare

March 8, 2025 // 10 Comments

PRELUDE: This editorial is part of a book series I co-authored with my senior undergraduate students last year, titled In the Shadow of the Hills: Socioeconomic Struggles in [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – A litany of projects that are over budget and behind schedule

March 7, 2025 // 2 Comments

Debate between Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar and Premier David Ely in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, March 6, 2025: Peter Milobar: This has been quite the question [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – America, the world’s whiny superpower

March 6, 2025 // 1 Comment

AMERICA IS hard done by, according to President Trump. He says Canada has taken advantage of them. “Canada has taken advantage of our country for a long time,” [Continue]