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Out exploring the back roads of Highlands last weekend, I spied an old concrete structure, moss-covered and crumbling, almost hidden among the trees along a small creek.

Stephen Harper is tough on crime. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is tough on crime. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is tough on crime. They’re especially tough on criminals who aren’t 91Ô­´´ citizens.

Imagine you are a woman who recently left your husband because he was assaulting you.

NDP leader Adrian Dix received a surprise visitor at his latest campaign stop in Courtenay today. Dix rolled through the Comox Valley to announced his party's education platform on the home turf of Liberal Education Minister Don McRae.

Yesterday morning I received a text from my wife asking whether I’d heard whether Gipp Forster had died. I never got to meet Gipp. Until recently, I’d never heard his name.

To eliminate 91Ô­´´ jobs by hiring cheaper temporary foreign workers, igniting an angry firestorm across the country — or not: that is the question. And a fascinating one it is, too.

Either Canada is a beacon of democracy and freedom, or it isn’t.

The video of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his student athletes verbally and physically shocked ESPN and YouTube viewers and resulted in his firing on April 3. Rice’s anger and disgust triggered memories of my own experience.

I've written the last story for the series of stories on the Times 91Ô­´´ Health Challenge, a 12-week fitness initiative that included personal training, nutrition advice, mental coaching and financial advice.

NDP Leader Adrian Dix promised to freeze BC Ferries fares starting next year. It's the kind of move you'd expect the party to unveil on the coast. Or even on a ferry. But Dix made the announcement in the Fraser Valley.