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And the winner is...

And the winner is...

ME! Yes !!! I got cho sen to participate in t he Times Colonist Health Challenge ! So now what? I guess I'll find out on Sunday at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at t heir open house . I am both excited...and frankly ...terrified! Haha...
Andrew Cohen: U.S. has troubles, but will do the right thing

Andrew Cohen: U.S. has troubles, but will do the right thing

In the current issue of Foreign Affairs, the journal of the American foreign policy establishment, Fareed Zakaria asks: “Can America Be Fixed?” Zakaria, the prominent author and broadcaster, addresses what he calls “the new crisis of democracy” facin
Les Leyne: It's important to stay clean when you turf an auditor general

Les Leyne: It's important to stay clean when you turf an auditor general

Ousting a special officer of the legislature from his post can turn into a dirty business. So it’s best to have clean hands when you start the job. There are new questions about whether the B.C.
Immigration the best gift Canadians can give

Immigration the best gift Canadians can give

I remember blindly following my friends into Grade 8 shop class. Rather quickly, I found I lacked any skill handling heavy machinery to cut pipes or bend metals.
Column: Government policies inflate travelling costs

Column: Government policies inflate travelling costs

If you consider a trip the typical Canadian family might have taken over the holiday season, you glimpse all the ways Canadian governments make travel more expensive.
Les Leyne: Dumping of auditor general is shrouded in secrecy

Les Leyne: Dumping of auditor general is shrouded in secrecy

There’s no question some Liberal MLAs are at the heart of the mysterious decision not to reappoint auditor general John Doyle for another term.
PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME!!!!! My Times Colonist Health Challenge application blurb

PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME!!!!! My Times Colonist Health Challenge application blurb

Hi, my name is Suzie Spitfyre...I'm 37 years old, 5'2", and to my shock and horror, 292 pounds. How I like to be seen...from the neck up.
Column: List of best novels needs Canadian writers

Column: List of best novels needs Canadian writers

I was going to tell you a story about my wife’s Mexican vacation here in La Paz, Mexico, and how in the space of a couple of days she swanned around with a gladiator called Rhino, had a horse fall on her and mislaid her underwear in a stranger’s hote
Column: Concerns about privacy go way too far

Column: Concerns about privacy go way too far

These days a lot of people profess to have what are called “privacy concerns.” So have I: I think there are too many of them. I suppose my attitude has something to do with my chosen craft.
Comment: Wolves savaged by management plan

Comment: Wolves savaged by management plan

Looking back at the year in conservation policy for 2012 in B.C.