Opinion

Here’s one way to judge whether the big liquor-policy reform will be an overall benefit to B.C. Picture all the changes in place — relaxed licences, freedom to move around holding a drink, more hard liquor at public events, happy hours.

On a recent trip to Vancouver, a great yellow tongue of dirty air greeted us as the ferry surged into the Strait of Georgia. Stretching out from Vancouver, the tongue licked at the shores of Galiano and Mayne islands.

To all, and especially to those who have lost a loved one to murder, my heart goes out to you. I wish I could give you a hug and tell you I’m sorry for your loss. People don’t understand the pain, confusion, bewilderment and emptiness that is felt.

The economy is one of those hot button issues, whether it’s due to guilt, anger or a passion to build a better world.

A recent call by the Midwives Association of B.C. for the expansion of midwifery services in the province focused on long-term savings to taxpayers and better access to care.

Now that federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has turfed all Liberal senators from his caucus, he has only four members who represent ridings west of Ontario.

Back when I was in grad school, I tried to dissuade my undergraduate students from using the word “bias” or from thinking of their sources as “biased.

UPDATE: The Super Bowl player is on our homepage now and will stay there with special video content through the game and until Monday. night. When it comes to sporting events, none come bigger than the Super Bowl. Timescolonist.

Senior staff from B.C. and Alberta don’t quite have the hard part of any pipeline deal — the money part — nailed down yet.

Statements by members of Parliament at 2 p.m. tell you a lot about the temper of the House of Commons. And question period, which follows at 2:15, says everything about the tone of Parliament.