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NATIONAL PULSE – Trudeau enjoys approval bump, Poilievre not so much

December 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 19, 2022 – As Christmas nears, Canadians have more holiday jeers than holiday cheers for the official leader of the opposition. A new [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Will city councils follow MLAs’ example on freezing their pay?

December 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PAY RAISES FOR POLITICIANS are always controversial. They have trouble denying themselves when it comes to money. That’s why it’s nice [Continue]

KNOX – No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

December 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

NO, DON’T SURPRISE anyone with a puppy for Christmas. A homemade gift certificate for a new pet, maybe. You could wrap it up with a leash or litter box. But an actual [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Thin red line leads, eventually, to emergency department

December 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

A THIN RED LINE runs from the front of Royal Inland Hospital all the way to the back. It has nothing to do with Rudyard Kipling or the Sean Penn movie. It’s a literal thin [Continue]

POLICE – Canine cop helps track down two suspects after stolen-vehicle stop

December 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Police Dog Neeka got a special treat after assisting in the arrest of man who allegedly fled from a stolen vehicle on Friday morning. Just before 9 a.m. this morning, [Continue]

BOOKS – How much are parks worth? More, in fact, than built capital

December 16, 2022 // 3 Comments

What value can you place on local parks? This is a question TRU economics Professor Peter Tsigaris, along with his class of graduate students, ventured to find out over the [Continue]