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EDITORIAL – Law should be changed to allow cities to give cash to doctors

September 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RECRUITING DOCTORS is even harder than at first thought, according to a report to Kamloops City council yesterday. Council asked staff in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The pros of sidewalk patio extensions far outweigh the cons

September 27, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LOGIC OF DOING AWAY with the extended sidewalk patios in front of restaurants and coffee shops escapes me. Originally intended to soften [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Conservatives open seven-point lead with Poilievre

September 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 27, 2022 – The ascendance of Pierre Poilievre as leader of the Conservatives is giving his party an advantage in vote intent over the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Candidates off to a slow start at first civic election forum

September 26, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST FORUM of the civic election campaign is on the books and while none of the candidates stood out as obvious picks, it did provide [Continue]

KNOX – The combo burger, poutine and the diversity that binds us

September 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

FOR THOSE who need to ask: a combo burger is just like any other burger, but with the addition of a hot dog wiener, sliced lengthwise and grilled. Except it isn’t just any [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: The eternal question – what should be taught in school?

September 24, 2022 // 6 Comments

I LEARNED A LOT of useless stuff (or, as Paul Simon put it, “crap”) in high school. More accurately, my teachers tried to teach me; sometimes I didn’t learn much of it. [Continue]