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Cartoon: Some assembly required

Cartoon: Some assembly required

Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

The hunting territories of wolves in the northern boreal forests are changing, in part due to the convenience of trails built for logging. This has placed caribou at an even greater risk
Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

As more countries flirt with democratic backsliding, we should all be concerned. We can look to academic freedom as a gauge.
Focus on Film: Classic film still makes qathet region critic laugh

Focus on Film: Classic film still makes qathet region critic laugh

“If you want to sing out, sing out. If you want to be free, be free…” ~ Cat Stevens, from the soundtrack of Harold and Maude
Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

In 1983, a Canadian group helped rebuild traditional cooking houses in Tonga in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The Tonga Kitchens project offers lessons for Canadian aid today.
Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Kevin Falcon wins leadership
Poll: Majority of qathet region respondents prefer no speed limit reduction within City of Powell River

Poll: Majority of qathet region respondents prefer no speed limit reduction within City of Powell River

65 per cent not interested in change to current limit
Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

Opinion: Government approval rating gets boost from vaccine deployment

At least three in five Canadians are satisfied with the procurement of doses, poll finds.
Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

A commentary by a family doctor in Saanich: Never, in my 20 years of practice in B.C., have I seen family medicine in crisis as it is now. Trust me, it is not a new issue.
Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Opinion: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight

Henry’s principal purpose – to make us pay attention to the threat, to get us to protect ourselves, to keep us more kindly than not – has run its course.