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EDITORIAL – The biggest issue in town right now: drones or fireworks?

July 3, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BIGGEST ISSUE in town right now seems to be the Canada Day drone show. It was a great Canada Day at Riverside Park as always, and the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Much to be thankful for on Canada Day, including our name

July 1, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘I READ IN ONE NEWSPAPER not less than a dozen attempts to derive a new name,” Thomas Darcy McGee, one of the fathers of confederation, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The presidential debate was a complete disaster for democracy

June 28, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BE CLEAR, Donald Trump didn’t win last night’s presidential debate. He was his usual self, arrogant, nasty, ill-informed. And he [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Latest poll on bilingualism is cause for worry

June 27, 2024 // 2 Comments

I HOPE IT’S JUST because Canadians are in a bad mood that fewer support bilingualism than in the past. In a recent poll by Leger, only half of Canadians (52%) think it [Continue]

JOHNSON – It’s not about the Liberals or their policies; it’s about Justin Trudeau

June 26, 2024 // 4 Comments

OK … SOO … a Federal election might still be 16 months away, and a great many things could happen between now and then. The defeat of Liberal Leslie Church by [Continue]

NATIONAL POST – Eby slides in approval ratings as B.C. election approaches

June 26, 2024 // 1 Comment

Slight recovery keeps Legault above bottom as Quebec premier still struggles with approval By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 26, 2024 – As the country’s provincial [Continue]