WILDFIRES – Provincial state of emergency declared; 56 new fires
UPDATE: The TNRD has issued an evacuation order for a number of properties in Little Fort as of 10:30 p.m. today, July 7. The order states that “because of the [Continue]
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WILDFIRE – Evacuation order issued for village of Cache Creek as fire advances
CACHE CREEK – The entire village of Cache Creek is being evacuated in the face of a rapidly moving wildfire. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta signed the evacuation order [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Omar Khadr’s settlement a case of defending human rights
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THOSE EXPRESSING outrage at the $10.5-million settlement between the federal government and Omar Khadr should look more [Continue]
MacFADYEN – The United States is a nation in failing health
HEALTH CARE is the albatross hanging around the neck of the United States, preventing it from being great under any definition of that word. Unless and until the [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The definition of nation needs updating
I DIDN’T much thought about whether Canada was a nation or not until I read Andrew Coyne’s article in Canada’s History magazine (June/July 2017). He argues that we [Continue]
McGARVEY – Indigenous Canadians must embrace future, not dwell on past
CANADA’S 150th birthday celebration was filled with contradictory emotions. How we progress as a nation depends on how we address those contradictions. There was a [Continue]
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