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Harry Sterling: Japanese PM stirs anger by visiting shrine

Harry Sterling: Japanese PM stirs anger by visiting shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was warned repeatedly not to visit the controversial site.
Shannon Corregan: Liquor attitudes ignore studies of risk

Shannon Corregan: Liquor attitudes ignore studies of risk

Now that it鈥檚 2014, British Columbians are getting closer to the implementation of some new liquor laws. This has been the first review of B.C.
David Bly: Readers, keep those cards and letters coming

David Bly: Readers, keep those cards and letters coming

The festive season is winding down, but for those of us who are privileged to handle letters to the editor, every day is like Christmas (with a bit of Halloween thrown in from time to time).
Comment: Toward a more responsible energy future

Comment: Toward a more responsible energy future

British Columbians and Albertans are at odds with each other over the flow of petroleum and water over provincial borders.
Andrew Cohen: 鈥楽elfie鈥 captures our narcissistic culture

Andrew Cohen: 鈥楽elfie鈥 captures our narcissistic culture

The Oxford Dictionary Online has chosen 鈥渟elfie鈥 as its word of the year. How perfect. In case you missed it, a 鈥渟elfie鈥 is 鈥渁 photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam, uploaded to a social media website.
Happy New Year! Weigh-in Wednesday #50

Happy New Year! Weigh-in Wednesday #50

It's New Year's Eve...and I am bouncing on an exercise ball masquerading as a chair in front of my computer, sipping a cappuccino (best Christmas present ever...get your husband an espresso maker...
Time is pushing us onwards

Time is pushing us onwards

Happy New Year! It鈥檚 funny how we invest this time of year with so much hope, and lament, and desire, and celebration and even anxiety.
Comment: How to avoid being a social-media tool in 2014

Comment: How to avoid being a social-media tool in 2014

No matter which social media platforms you use, be aware of your digital footprint. Social media mistakes are making the news more frequently. Only a week ago, the corporate communications chief from IAC (the parent company of match.
Geoff Johnson: It was a fascinating year for education

Geoff Johnson: It was a fascinating year for education

The past year was a great year to be writing about public education in B.C. and elsewhere. In B.C., a new minister was appointed, followed by the appointment of a new deputy minister.
Mark Milke: Who knew gas and oil fracking causes STDs?

Mark Milke: Who knew gas and oil fracking causes STDs?

One benefit of column-writing is the chance to receive feedback from readers, whether fans, critics or the merely curious. Responses can reflect the rainbow of human emotion, from cheery agreement to annoyance to the equivalent of outright road rage.