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Les Leyne: Queen Bee Clark stays away from hive

Les Leyne: Queen Bee Clark stays away from hive

Christy Clark’s aversion to doing business in the capital is more pronounced than it has been in the last half-dozen premiers.
Monique Keiran: Maybe mom got you addicted to junk food

Monique Keiran: Maybe mom got you addicted to junk food

The migration of two-legged critters to and from school-supply bargain-hunting grounds south of the border has ended for the year. The last young of the summer have fledged and moved out of the nest into college dorms, here and elsewhere.
Mann, that was a battle

Mann, that was a battle

The Mann Cup was a gruelling six-game series over eight days with some wonderfully compelling stories over the stretch. Some were told and others had yet been reached.
Government's so-called neutrality shows lack of respect

Government's so-called neutrality shows lack of respect

On Tuesday September 11, Bernard Drainville, Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship in Quebec, introduced in the National Assembly a Charter of Quebec Values.
Paula Simons: 40-year sentence is a bleak compromise

Paula Simons: 40-year sentence is a bleak compromise

In December 2011, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government brought into force a serious law with a ridiculous name: The Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act.
Shannon Corregan: Relieving poverty, raising intelligence

Shannon Corregan: Relieving poverty, raising intelligence

One of my favourite things on the Internet is a phrase I found at the bottom of an old lolcat (Internet slang for a picture of a cat subtitled with humorous text). The phrase goes: “I cannot brain today, I have the dumb.
Comment: Aboriginal workers could solve labour shortage

Comment: Aboriginal workers could solve labour shortage

There’s no secret about the growing labour shortage in the natural-resource sector across B.C. and Canada.
Heyes has faith in Shamrocks

Heyes has faith in Shamrocks

Staring an elimination game straight in the face, Victoria Shamrocks head coach Bob Heyes says he has full faith that his team can rebound and win the Mann Cup.
Not lazy, but busy!

Not lazy, but busy!

Gain + gain + brain overload + active rest week + trip to Pender + mini loss + kitty illness + visiting hours = no time for blogging...and that is just not acceptable! I have many ideas in my head AND I have several blog posts on the go...
Les Leyne: Dix, Horgan stage own question period

Les Leyne: Dix, Horgan stage own question period

If B.C. New Democratic Party Leader Adrian Dix’s career crisis is weighing heavily on his mind, he sure is good at hiding it. Reporters were camped out in the hallway Wednesday morning as the Opposition convened an all-day caucus meeting.