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Tre Ford threw for two touchdown passes in leading Edmonton to a 24-10 win over the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton on Thursday. CFL photo

THE MOJ: Elks finally win one, and other late summer football ponderings

Pondering that enduring Canadian question of Regina or Winnipeg?

Tre Ford threw for two touchdown passes in leading Edmonton to a 24-10 win over the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton on Thursday. CFL photo
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Uzelman: Ottawa and the provinces square off over clean electricity

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 15, 2023
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Rob Fai has kept himself busy as a fill-in host on CKNW and as a wrestling promoter. photo courtesy Bob Marjanovich

THE MOJ: Former longtime sports broadcaster carving a future in radio news

Rob Fai has also picked up the scissors since plug pulled on TSN 1040

Rob Fai has kept himself busy as a fill-in host on CKNW and as a wrestling promoter. photo courtesy Bob Marjanovich
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock (2) outruns Minnesota Vikings linebacker Curtis Weaver (54) in NFL pre-season action Thursday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. The Seahawks defeated the Vikings 24-13 in the pre-season opener for both teams. Photo courtesy of Seattle Seahawks

THE MOJ: Don’t tell me the NFL exhibition season means nothing

It might have little impact on your team as a whole, but it’s everything to players on the bubble

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock (2) outruns Minnesota Vikings linebacker Curtis Weaver (54) in NFL pre-season action Thursday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. The Seahawks defeated the Vikings 24-13 in the pre-season opener for both teams. Photo courtesy of Seattle Seahawks
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: A short-term reduction in immigration rates is necessary

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 8, 2023
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The 2024 season will be the last of the PAC-12 as we know it as eight teams leave the conference for greener pastures. Photo courtesy of PAC-12

THE MOJ: Sad times for West Coast college football fans as PAC-12 implodes

Plus some NFL, MLB talk and a broadcasting travesty

The 2024 season will be the last of the PAC-12 as we know it as eight teams leave the conference for greener pastures. Photo courtesy of PAC-12
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)

Uzelman: Deficient regulation and enforcement devastate B.C. watersheds

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Aug 4, 2023
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)
There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)

Opinion: A B.C. Day tribute to Playland’s thrilling wooden rollercoaster on its 65th birthday

Hands-up - not down, the coaster is a thrilling piece of our history that makes B.C. so very awesome

There is no better way to get a view of the sunset than from the top of Playland’s wooden rollercoaster. (Photo courtesy of Playland)
Lions receiver Dominique Rhymes (19) tries to haul in a pass in the end zone with Bombers halfback Evan Holm (31) in coverage. Holm and the Bombers would rout the Lions 50-14. Photo by Steven Chang, BC Lions

THE MOJ: Bombed in Winnipeg, the Lions will be back to roar again

Leos failed to meet the intensity of their hosts and paid the price, it happens in football

Lions receiver Dominique Rhymes (19) tries to haul in a pass in the end zone with Bombers halfback Evan Holm (31) in coverage. Holm and the Bombers would rout the Lions 50-14. Photo by Steven Chang, BC Lions
David Mackie (34) and the Lions hope to duplicate the success they had on June 22, when they beat the Blue Bombers 30-6 at IG Field in Winnipeg. Steven Chang, B.C. Lions photo

THE MOJ: Lions, Bombers setting up to be crucial early matchup in CFL west

Adams Jr. remains out as entire league looks to improve its carousel of quarterbacks

David Mackie (34) and the Lions hope to duplicate the success they had on June 22, when they beat the Blue Bombers 30-6 at IG Field in Winnipeg. Steven Chang, B.C. Lions photo
(Photos courtesy Davidson family)

Family, friends across B.C. mourn loss of a special young man

WOLF: Reid Davidson made an indelible impact in his 24 years

(Photos courtesy Davidson family)
Milan Lucic during his first stint as Bruin from 2007-2015. NHL.com photo

THE MOJ: Once a Bruin, always a Bruin for B.C.’s Milan Lucic

Vancouver product happy about his chance to bring his career full circle back to where he started

Milan Lucic during his first stint as Bruin from 2007-2015. NHL.com photo
TJ Lee (6) and Manny Rugumba (33) celebrate with Gary Peters (1) after his interception during the Lions 19-9 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Place Stadium on Saturday. Steve Chang, B.C. Lions

THE MOJ: Woeful Elks feel like an unexpectedly scary date on Lions schedule

Plus Blue Jays struggle under Swift’s large shadow and beware of Sinclair

TJ Lee (6) and Manny Rugumba (33) celebrate with Gary Peters (1) after his interception during the Lions 19-9 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Place Stadium on Saturday. Steve Chang, B.C. Lions
Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair autographs a fan’s ball at a World Cup watch party in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sinclair is serving as an adviser to Project 8 Sports Inc., a new pro women’s soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair autographs a fan’s ball at a World Cup watch party in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sinclair is serving as an adviser to Project 8 Sports Inc., a new pro women’s soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

THE MOJ: Scoping out some summer stories around the sports world

Why Christine Sinclair should be an agent and other things the B.C. sports fan needs to know

Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair autographs a fan’s ball at a World Cup watch party in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sinclair is serving as an adviser to Project 8 Sports Inc., a new pro women’s soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair autographs a fan’s ball at a World Cup watch party in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sinclair is serving as an adviser to Project 8 Sports Inc., a new pro women’s soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Canadians President Andy Dunn and his team continue to make Nat Bailey Stadium a popular spot for sports fans. (courtesy Vancouver Canadians)

THE MOJ: Vancouver Canadians always find a way to be a destination

Nat Bailey Stadium and the summer a well-established West Coast combination

Canadians President Andy Dunn and his team continue to make Nat Bailey Stadium a popular spot for sports fans. (courtesy Vancouver Canadians)
Lions running back Shaun Shivers looks for a gap against the Montreal defence. Shivers would finish with 136 yards of offence in his CFL debut. Photo courtesy of Steven Chang, B.C. Lions

THE MOJ: Lions — and Adams — bounce back in a big way against Montreal

Leos get big plays at the right times from across the lineup to knock off the Alouettes

Lions running back Shaun Shivers looks for a gap against the Montreal defence. Shivers would finish with 136 yards of offence in his CFL debut. Photo courtesy of Steven Chang, B.C. Lions
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Uzelman: B.C. forest practices further fuel massive fires

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
The West Kiskatinaw River wildfire (G70645) burns in the District of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. in this Thursday, June 8, 2023 handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Uzelman: Premiers propose sensible climate and energy policy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
FILE - (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)

Uzelman: Canada’s biggest economic problem? Soon, it will not be inflation

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jul 10, 2023
According to Statistics Canada, inflation in B.C. stayed at 6.2 per cent in February 2023. While prices at the pump dropped, rents rose. Inflation dropped across Canada to 5.2 per cent in February, down from 5.9 per cent in January. (Black Press Media File)
A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

COLUMN: Unclaimed bathroom quarter puts glimmer of hope back in humanity

Everyone came to the same conclusion: ‘It doesn’t belong to me.’

A quarter that sat for months in the washroom, unclaimed, provides a glimmer of hope that most people are still good. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)