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Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer
Kootenay East election: The drama will take days — a look at the numbers

Kootenay East election: The drama will take days — a look at the numbers

It’s an unprecedented election for unprecedented times. Accordingly, unprecedented patterns of voter turnout. Consider:
Thirty years ago today in Montreal

Thirty years ago today in Montreal

Thirty years ago today I was living in Montreal. At some point in the early evening of December 6, I started listening to radio reports of an incident at a local college. As the hours went by, more details emerged of the full-blown horror of the École Polytechnique massacre.
DeMeer: Cats and dogs are reigning - and it’s wrong

DeMeer: Cats and dogs are reigning - and it’s wrong

Princeton editor Andra DeMeer tackles the issue placing pets over people
EDITORIAL: Vandalism shows need for rainbow crosswalk

EDITORIAL: Vandalism shows need for rainbow crosswalk

Hateful graffiti shows Salmon Arm’s need for a symbol of inclusion
EDITORIAL: Maryland journalists killed in pursuit of truth

EDITORIAL: Maryland journalists killed in pursuit of truth

Five people were gunned down in the Capital Gazette newsroom
Editorial: What’s all the fuss about pot?

Editorial: What’s all the fuss about pot?

Don’t worry, be happy about pot legalization
EDITORIAL: All children created equal

EDITORIAL: All children created equal

There are still some who justify President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrant children
EDITORIAL: Minority rules in our colourful culture

EDITORIAL: Minority rules in our colourful culture

Quibbles over symbolic rainbow crossings belie critics’ genuine concerns
EDITORIAL: Fueling our fear with higher gas prices

EDITORIAL: Fueling our fear with higher gas prices

Higher gas prices are said to drive us to take public transit. Are we there yet?