LETTER – Canadians as free to fly the Russian flag as they are Canadian flag
Re: EDITORIAL – Allowing Russian flag at TRU’s International Days an insult Dear Mr. Rothenburger, In a free and open society where freedom of expression is [Continue]
Ukraine
KNOX – After Holodomor, more grim history for Ukrainians to pass down
IT WAS THE FROST-DAMAGED POTATOES that saved Iryna Starostina’s starving grandparents. They had buried and forgotten about the vegetables but dug them up after the Soviets [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Russian propaganda links anti-vaccination with Ukraine
STRANGELY ENOUGH, Canadians opposed to COVID vaccines typically support the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What is the connection? None that I can see. One is a medical issue, [Continue]
KNOX – Six months after his house was torched, priest wants to look ahead
POLICE STILL DON’T KNOW who torched Father Yuriy Vyshnevskyy’s home while the family was inside. It has been six months since Vyshnevskyy and his family escaped an [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians evenly divided on turbine troubles
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 22, 2022 – A record-breaking summer heat wave has drawn attention away from what could be a grim and cold winter as Europe faces an [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: As we welcome Ukrainian refugees, the propaganda war rages
AS KAMLOOPS WELCOMES a growing number of Ukrainian refugees, I’m proud of our community for stepping up. According to media reports there are now more than 50 who have [Continue]
PETERS – It’s time for Vladimir Putin to be stopped
RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine has become too easy for us to ignore. We in North America may have relegated the invasion to the far reaches of our collective consciousness, [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians back Ukraine effort, say we should do more
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 9, 2022 – The war in Ukraine has entered its third month, leaving thousands dead, millions seeking refuge, and billions feeling the economic [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – War is an anachronism
WARE IS A POOR WAY to control and influence others. A better way is propaganda. It surprises me that Russia resorts to war in Ukraine when its propaganda machine is so [Continue]
EDITORIAL – As images of war assail us, we must never become desensitized
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PERSONAL STORIES of those coming from Ukraine, or who have loved ones in harm’s way, continue to bring the images of war to the [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Zelensky is winning the disinformation war with Russia
WARS ARE FOUGHT on the ground but they are won in the heart. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is using his considerable communications skills to counter the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Putin’s ban on Kamloops MP is truly a ‘badge of honour’
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT PROBABLY NEVER CROSSED Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo’s mind that he’d one day be the target of unfriendly action by the [Continue]
BEPPLE – If we don’t have room for Ukrainian refugees, we must find it
ON MARCH 3, the Government of Canada issued a press release stating that Ukrainians fleeing the war could come to Canada temporarily under a new Canada-Ukrainian [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Canadian support for Ukraine growing
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 16, 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for more than “deep concern” from Canada in a rare virtual address to Parliament [Continue]
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