Opinion

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.

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.

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

The commentary by Corey Whelen (“Safer smoking — the future of e-cigarettes,” Dec. 3) might be more appropriately titled “Less-dangerous smoking.” The arguments in the case appear to be based on some unsound assumptions.

The story of the 11-year-old profoundly disabled boy who was tasered by police in Prince George after he stabbed a caregiver three years ago continues to echo through the child-welfare system.

During warfare, unintended casualties are euphemistically described as “collateral damage.

The majority of Canadians, in recent polls, favour physician-assisted dying.

At a time of year that is often wet and gloomy it’s a joy to see the many lights that spring up around the city and make things that little bit more colourful and joyful.

Dear Santa: You probably don’t get Christmas letters from an entire province, but this year we hope you’ll think of adding B.C. to your magical journey. We know we’re asking a lot of you, but B.C. could really use a Plan B this Christmas.

WorkSafe B.C.’s beefed-up investigation department, with new authority to lay charges that might stick for a change, won’t necessarily lead to more prosecutions of unsafe employers.