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Les Leyne: Inquiry buried under mountain of facts

Les Leyne: Inquiry buried under mountain of facts

Harry Swain has my sympathy for his little outburst at the hearings into the notion of building another dam on the Peace River. He鈥檚 the chair of the joint review panel going over all the evidence about the Site C dam proposal. And he鈥檚 suffocating.
Monique Keiran: Make roads safer by messing with our heads

Monique Keiran: Make roads safer by messing with our heads

One of the buzzwords in urban planning these days seems to be 鈥減eople-friendly streetscapes.鈥 The intent is to transform the car-centric corridors that crisscross our region into spaces that focus on people, not vehicles.
Comment: Canada, U.S. health care a study in contrasts

Comment: Canada, U.S. health care a study in contrasts

One thing Americans and 91原创s can agree on is that we don鈥檛 want each other鈥檚 health-care systems. In truth, most Americans don鈥檛 know how Canada鈥檚 system works, and 91原创s don鈥檛 know much about the U.S. system.
91原创 to Toronto by train: enjoying the journey

91原创 to Toronto by train: enjoying the journey

Continuing the tale of my train journey on The 91原创 from 91原创 to Toronto. Latest installment delayed by lack of cell service. Even though I am not doing much, the time is flying by.
Monique Keiran: Make roads safer by messing with our heads

Monique Keiran: Make roads safer by messing with our heads

One of the buzzwords in urban planning these days seems to be 鈥減eople-friendly streetscapes.鈥 The intent is to transform the car-centric corridors that crisscross our region into spaces that focus on people, not vehicles.
Shannon Corregan: Englishman learns about hockey fights

Shannon Corregan: Englishman learns about hockey fights

Last Saturday, my friend and I got to play tour guide for a visitor from England.
J.L. Granatstein: Canada could help keep peace in China Sea

J.L. Granatstein: Canada could help keep peace in China Sea

The situation in the East China Sea remains tense, with Japan insisting on its rights to the Senkaku Islands to the west of Okinawa, and China, calling them the Diaoyu Islands, saying they are historically Chinese.
Comment: Why not ask voters about amalgamation?

Comment: Why not ask voters about amalgamation?

Only Victoria and Colwood have so far agreed to let voters express their views on amalgamation by answering a simple question on the ballot papers in the municipal elections later this year.
Les Leyne: Clark amps up resource-sector support

Les Leyne: Clark amps up resource-sector support

Interpreting and re-interpreting the May 14 election results never gets old for Premier Christy Clark.
Paula Simons: Edmonton bomb-carrier did us all a favour

Paula Simons: Edmonton bomb-carrier did us all a favour

The words bomb and bong sound alike. Their purposes are somewhat different. A bong can help to blow your mind. A bomb can help to blow you up. This might seem obvious.