Opinion

I don't care what the calendar says - spring is here when (1) I can ride my bike without my gloves, (2) I refuse to let a torrential downpour little bit of rain keep me from riding, and (3) I pack my basket for the first picnic/pleasure ride of the s

"In whatever place you live, do not easily leave it." —Abba Anthony, 3rd century AD * * * We live in an age characterised by increased mobility.

Out exploring the back roads of Highlands last weekend, I spied an old concrete structure, moss-covered and crumbling, almost hidden among the trees along a small creek.

Stephen Harper is tough on crime. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is tough on crime. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is tough on crime. They’re especially tough on criminals who aren’t Canadian citizens.

Imagine you are a woman who recently left your husband because he was assaulting you.

NDP leader Adrian Dix received a surprise visitor at his latest campaign stop in Courtenay today. Dix rolled through the Comox Valley to announced his party's education platform on the home turf of Liberal Education Minister Don McRae.

Yesterday morning I received a text from my wife asking whether I’d heard whether Gipp Forster had died. I never got to meet Gipp. Until recently, I’d never heard his name.

To eliminate Canadian jobs by hiring cheaper temporary foreign workers, igniting an angry firestorm across the country — or not: that is the question. And a fascinating one it is, too.

Either Canada is a beacon of democracy and freedom, or it isn’t.

The video of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his student athletes verbally and physically shocked ESPN and YouTube viewers and resulted in his firing on April 3. Rice’s anger and disgust triggered memories of my own experience.