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NATIONAL PULSE – Most define Jan. 6 Trump riot as ‘domestic terrorism’

January 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 6, 2022 – In the year since supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C last Jan. 6, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canada’s divide with the U.S. will widen in 2022

January 6, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE GAP BETWEEN Canadian and American values will grow wider in 2022. We were relatively happy with our neighbours until the arrival of Donald Trump in 2017. Then the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Words – one in particular – we could do with less of in 2022

January 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AMONG THE MANY LISTS we like to make at the turn of each year are those of popular new words. “Vax,” for example, was declared the 2021 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Gyms that refuse to close should get fines, not exemptions

January 5, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE IMPORTANCE of physical activity and mental wellness has become obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic but there are limits on how we [Continue]

BEPPLE – There’s a downside to the increase in our property assessments

January 5, 2022 // 2 Comments

I’M RICH. Or, more correctly, I’m richer. Like every property owner in Kamloops, I’ve seen a significant increase in the assessed value of my home. From last year [Continue]

FORSETH – This consumer is fed up with the Great Grocery Ripoff

January 5, 2022 // 2 Comments

I AM GETTING more and more discouraged by the lower quality of products, while still paying the same prices or higher. Just a FEW examples would be added amounts of liquid to [Continue]