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Mark Milke: Governments and policies keep prices high

Mark Milke: Governments and policies keep prices high

Canadian shoppers have long paid higher prices for consumer goods. For many Canadians, the price differences are most noticeable when they shop in the United States.
Geoff Johnson: No one’s festival should cause offence

Geoff Johnson: No one’s festival should cause offence

When it comes to accommodating individual religious practices, Canadian law appears to support the contention that Canadian society is “inclusively secular.
Monique Keiran: Biggest pipeline battles are still ahead

Monique Keiran: Biggest pipeline battles are still ahead

Enbridge first proposed Kitimat as the West Coast terminus of its Northern Gateway pipeline a decade ago. The company has been defending the choice ever since. For much of the ensuing time, attention has focused tightly on that project.
Colin Kenny: 10 signs that someone is being radicalized

Colin Kenny: 10 signs that someone is being radicalized

Colin Kenny If there were doubts remaining that Canada has a serious problem with domestic radicalization to violence, the events of this past year most surely brought them to a decisive end.
Comment: Investment recognizes universities’ vital role

Comment: Investment recognizes universities’ vital role

As the season for university applications in British Columbia approaches, there will be lively conversation around the holiday table. Where to go and what to study takes some thought. There are plenty of choices.
Who is your idol?

Who is your idol?

One of the usual questions from audiences of all ages, whenever I give talks on Hinduism, is “Why do you have so many deities?” A follow up question is “Why do Goddesses have four arms?” What they want to know is: why do Hindus worship an idol (of a
Les Leyne: Every hour is happy hour in B.C. politics

Les Leyne: Every hour is happy hour in B.C. politics

It was Happy Hour that set the tone for B.C. politics in 2013. The tone was absurdity, and lots of it. As commonly understood everywhere else, happy hour is that magical time in late afternoon when bars are allowed to slash their prices.
David Bly: Obituaries, cemeteries celebrate lives lived

David Bly: Obituaries, cemeteries celebrate lives lived

If you like to read obituaries and visit cemeteries, don’t let anyone tell you that it’s a morbid obsession with death. It’s a keen interest in life.
Dave Obee: Cartoon took aim at empty statements

Dave Obee: Cartoon took aim at empty statements

At the outset, let me state that we are on the traditional territory of the Straits Salish and Coast Salish peoples. This should be distinctly understood.
Andrew Cohen: Bookstores, outlets for authors in decline

Andrew Cohen: Bookstores, outlets for authors in decline

One October evening, an American in London found himself locked in Waterstones, the ornate bookstore in Trafalgar Square.