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SHELTER – Can federal budget’s $11 billion end homelessness in Canada?

April 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

By JINO DISTASIO Expert Adviser EvidenceNetwork.ca WE’VE GROWN accustomed to seeing homeless people walk among us in countless North American cities. They’re often in [Continue]

KNOX – Criticism of English usage, the gift that keeps on gifting

April 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE BBC thinks I should put down my pitchfork. Or, to be precise, a BBC.com opinion piece has — as a surprising number of readers alerted me gleefully — branded me a [Continue]

MEDIA – Community newspapers feel the pressure of staffing shortages

April 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

Editor’s note: The names of the editors quoted below have been changed and their publications not identified in order to protect them. By JOHN STEWART Troy Media LOCAL [Continue]

FORSETH – What happened to ‘scientific evidence’ for legal age on pot?

April 16, 2017 // 5 Comments

AT THE AGE of 18, without parental consent, what legal rights do individuals in British Columbians have? Well it’s pretty minimal. Basically you have the right to vote [Continue]

PASSING – ‘Busy man’ John Dormer, former mayor, passes away at 72

April 14, 2017 // 1 Comment

John Dormer was fond of saying, “If you want something done, give the job to a busy man.” He knew what he was talking about — throughout his years in Kamloops, he was [Continue]

BUSINESS – Canada’s greatly over-hyped clean-technology revolution

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

By JOCK FINLAYSON Executive vice-president Business Council of British Columbia THERE’S NO EVIDENCE that “clean-tech” innovation is about to reshape Canada’s [Continue]