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NATIONAL PULSE – Neither Canadians nor Americans favour 51st state idea

March 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

60% of Americans say they have no interest in Canada joining, 32% say only if Canada wants to By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 12, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump [Continue]

UKRAINE WAR – What’s so special about those minerals? A geologist explains

March 11, 2025 // 3 Comments

By MUNIRA RAJI University of Plymouth UKRAINE’S MINERALS have become central to global geopolitics, with the U.S. president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proof that the new arts theatre will be a great city amenity

March 11, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EDITH PIAF isn’t my favorite singer; indeed, I was never interested in her music. I have no Piaf recordings and I couldn’t name a single [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Memo to Carney: Donald Trump is the enemy, not all Americans

March 10, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADA STRONG is the latest cliché to come up in response to Trump’s trade war. Mark Carney used the phrase in his speech after his [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – A Game Theoretic Perspective of Trump’s trade war

March 9, 2025 // 2 Comments

By PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University PRESIDENT TRUMP has launched a trade war against Canada, the United States’ largest trading partner and closest ally. By [Continue]

FORSETH – If departure of three MLAs is needed for caucus unity, let it be so

March 8, 2025 // 4 Comments

REGRETTABLY, IN RECENT DAYS, issues within the Conservative Party of BC have come to the surface resulting in one member being removed from Caucus (Dallas Brodie) and the [Continue]