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Geoff Johnson: Apprenticeship a solid post-secondary option

Geoff Johnson: Apprenticeship a solid post-secondary option

So far this year, 15,075 people in British Columbia have registered for apprenticeships, up 20% from last year
Les Leyne: Doukhobor children's lifelong wait for apology continues after 'screw up'

Les Leyne: Doukhobor children's lifelong wait for apology continues after 'screw up'

Seventy years ago, about 200 Doukhobor children were snatched from their homes and confined for several years in a remote institution in the Kootenays
Comment: A global climate change emergency statement for COP28

Comment: A global climate change emergency statement for COP28

“Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequence could be second only to a global nuclear war.â€
Editorial: So you’re a victim? Are you sure about that?

Editorial: So you’re a victim? Are you sure about that?

Whomever holds less power in a relationship is the victim, which makes whoever holds more power the oppressor.
Les Leyne: Conservative duo heats up debate with talk of chickens, pots and edible insects

Les Leyne: Conservative duo heats up debate with talk of chickens, pots and edible insects

For the first time in 50 years, the Conservative Party of B.C. had two MLAs in the house, and their hawkish views have people literally rolling their eyes at times.
Opinion: The fight for our energy future is on

Opinion: The fight for our energy future is on

Many studies have confirmed that the currently known world fossil fuel reserves will be used up in 53 years (oil in 50 years, natural gas in 53 years and coal in 14 years) if the annual demand does not change.
John Ducker: Upselling features: The good, the bad and the silly

John Ducker: Upselling features: The good, the bad and the silly

Here’s my view on vehicle options, past and present, that were booms or busts
Opinion: What hydrogen development in B.C. would really cost us

Opinion: What hydrogen development in B.C. would really cost us

Would we really invest $266 million in public funds to create a single job at a billionaire’s hydrogen plant? 
Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Either the government’s economic analysts are pessimistic to the point of hopelessness, or the NDP is vastly overselling the effect of the zoning and building bonanza it is trying to create
Comment: We need better communication about food recalls

Comment: We need better communication about food recalls

The challenge lies in the effectiveness of our risk communication model for food recalls, which heavily relies on mass media.