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EDITORIAL – Bill Sarai doesn’t have the right experience for City council

May 14, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE THING you can say about Bill Sarai is — and let’s just say it — he has balls. Sarai announced today (May 14, 2026) that he’s [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION – Slate of four hopefuls unveiled for coming campaign

May 14, 2026 // 3 Comments

A slate of four candidates added itself to the Kamloops civic election fray today (May 14, 2026). As announced earlier, it’s headed up by mayoralty hopeful Nelly Dever, who [Continue]

FORSETH – Does Kerry-Lynne Findlay ever read actual news reports?

May 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

This is not the first time that Findlay has, in my opinion, presented questionable information I CONTINUE to be puzzled by things that BC Conservative leadership candidate [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Alberta’s Wexit and Brexit are remarkably similar

May 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

FEARS STOKED by separatists in Alberta remind me of Britain’s separation from the European Union. Both movements were fueled by populism that portrayed ordinary citizens [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Milobar’s indigenous family ties should be a non-issue

May 13, 2026 // 3 Comments

IS PETER MILOBAR in a conflict of interest because of his family’s indigenous connections? Do those relationships make him ineligible to become leader of the BC [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Regional divides in politics are not necessarily a bad thing

May 13, 2026 // 1 Comment

By NICHOLAS HAMSON Guest Columnist FOR YEARS, politics in British Columbia followed a fairly familiar pattern. You had the BC Liberals, later rebranded as BC United, the BC [Continue]