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The digital age means we have no more secrets

Our personal information has become open access. And electronic security is a cat-and-mouse game, a cycle that never ends

Public bus service best answer to Greyhound’s outstretched hand

Greyhound bus is threatening to pull out of northern British Columbia and many smaller communities across the province, unless it gets a subsidy from the public purse. We think the best answer to their threat is to establish a publicly owned and operated highway bus network across B.C. A public bus company to connect communities is an old idea whose time has come again.
Column: Swedish hockey captain missed the silver lining

Column: Swedish hockey captain missed the silver lining

Sportsmanship is also a skill that needs practice after Lias Andersson threw his silver medal into the crowd

New Year’s message from Governor General of Canada

My favourite thing about the holiday season is to spend time with family and friends and to take time off to celebrate.

When women go mental about Christmas

Well, all you women out there, it is that time of year when women go mental about Christmas.

Scare tactics less effective in overdose crisis

VICTORIA - The illicit drug overdose crisis has taken over 2,000 lives in British Columbia since January 2016, and the province is likely to surpass the 1,500 mark for deaths in 2017 alone. Too many valued lives are being lost, and that’s why the BC Coroners Service is working collaboratively with a number of partners across the province and the country to find meaningful ways to reduce the tragic number of deaths in our communities. Recent media coverage has indicated that a B.C.

It’s reefer madness to think marijuana will pay the bills

Legalize and tax marijuana and the budget will balance itself. Marijuana advocates from stoners to recreational users to the prime minister have tried to convince us of this for years. But they’re all wrong. It makes some sense that a product so commonly used should be regulated rather than criminalized, sending its newly-enabled taxation revenues to the public coffers.
Proportional representation could change B.C. forever

Proportional representation could change B.C. forever

By Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart
Look to the helpers

Look to the helpers

The weekly editorial for the 100 Mile Free Press
Debate of national anthem lyrics is ‘moot’

Debate of national anthem lyrics is ‘moot’

Making the lyrics more inclusive does not reject tradition, but respects it