ROTHENBURGER – Speculation underway about the mayoral ballot
AND SO IT BEGINS. Names are starting to firm up, ever so slightly, as possible contenders for the mayoralty in this fall’s civic election. The only two for-sures at this [Continue]
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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – A visit to Auschwitz provides a stark reminder
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Berkenau in 1945. An estimated 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished [Continue]
EDITORIAL – When wearing guns around town is everyday ‘normal’
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FATAL SHOOTING of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is an outrage that will resonate throughout the U.S. and the world for a very long time. [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Carney receives post-Davos bump in approval
Three points separate Liberals & CPC (41% versus 38%); Poilievre’s net favourability at -22 By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 26, 2026 – Prime Minister Mark Carney [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Boo to WestJet, even with cancellation of its cramped-seat plan
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST WHEN I was about to forsake WestJet forever, the airline decides to listen to customers and reverse its decision to dramatically reduce [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Fifty years ago, the ‘riff raff’ were a problem downtown
The terminology, drugs of choice, degree and our own tolerance level may have changed but downtown Kamloops had the same kinds of problems in 1976 as it does in 2026. The [Continue]
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