CHARBONNEAU – The right to repair your own stuff is gaining traction
I LIKE TO repair things. I’ve pulled engines apart. I used to darn my own socks. After my washing machine started to wobble, I phoned a repair guy and described the [Continue]
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STONIER-NEWMAN – My Labour Day salute to our handyDART drivers
IN THIS DAY and age, how do we celebrate Labour Day and recognize those who ‘labour’ on our personal and the economy’s behalf? Originally, on Labour Day in [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The curtain is pulled from AI magic
I’M FASCINATED by how AI systems work, such as ChatGPT. They are called Large Language Models (LLM) for a good reason. They are trained on billions of web pages and [Continue]
TSIGARIS – Analysing the shocking numbers on Kamloops unemployment
By Dr. PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University THE LATEST Statistics Canada numbers delivered a shock to Kamloops: our unemployment rate spiked to 10.7% in July 2025, [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The Canadian context for PSA tests: to test or not to test
THERE’S BEEN a lot of controversy about routine tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men. It’s a simple blood test that measures the level of PSA, a protein [Continue]
FORSETH – Trump Derangement Syndrome, yes or no? I say no
I RECEIVED a text message from a musician friend of mine that we’ll identify as D., who while not out and out saying so, questioned my negativity of U.S. President Donald [Continue]
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