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By Michael Den TandtThe economic cognoscenti in this country – the ecognoscenti? – including senior figures in both the Liberal and Conservative parties and virtually all my columnist colleagues, believe Canada’s freshly minted foreign investment pro

There has always been a grey area between partisan politicking and straightforward government duties, as far as caucus staff are concerned. In theory, they’re hired to support elected politicians who are doing good work for the people they represent.

Vaccination important for care-home workers Re: “Compulsory vaccination a violation of rights,” Nov. 15, The writer is incorrect in assuming the current enhanced influenza policy is being implemented only in the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

This editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, Nov. 15.

In an act of civil disobedience, a Nanaimo woman will continue to walk her pit bull without a muzzle.

A 28-year-old Nanaimo man who suffered massive head injuries after riding his bike into the side of a car died on Sunday.

Pickets are slated to go up at Camosun College Tuesday and Wednesday as nearly 600 support staff walk off the job to push for higher wages.

The latest report from B.C.’s children’s representative is aptly titled “Trauma, Turmoil and Tragedy.” The 89 children whose lives and deaths form the basis for the report struggled in ways most of us could not imagine.

Sierra Leoneans thronged polling stations on Saturday to vote in a close-fought election they hope can rebrand their poor, war-scarred West African state as an emerging democracy with the potential for fast growth from mining and oil.

Christmas Island sounds like a festive place. Human-rights groups have another name for it: Australia's Guantanamo Bay.