Opinion

Political Spin: Canadians are becoming poorer

A column by Bruce Uzelman

The trusty old Rawlings glove sits flat, unused and lonely for another baseball season. (Philip Wolf photo)

WOLF: No taking me out to the ballgame again this year

COLUMN: Sights, sounds of spring not the same without baseball

The trusty old Rawlings glove sits flat, unused and lonely for another baseball season. (Philip Wolf photo)
A photograph by Frank Cyril Swannell taken on July 2, 1910, showing a stuck freight wagon near Mile 153 on the Cariboo Road. (Facebook)

The Old West: The Caribou Road, Lillooet and exceptional Bralorne gold

A column by Bruce Uzelman

A photograph by Frank Cyril Swannell taken on July 2, 1910, showing a stuck freight wagon near Mile 153 on the Cariboo Road. (Facebook)
Carol Peters and Diane Garner lay items of personal importance to them on a blanket prior to a sharing circle as part of the KAIROS blanket exercise. (Jessica Peters/Black Press Media)

OPINION: Kairos blanket exercise a lesson in empathy, not white guilt

‘We were all trying to survive, the loss of our once large space was still very clear in our minds’

Carol Peters and Diane Garner lay items of personal importance to them on a blanket prior to a sharing circle as part of the KAIROS blanket exercise. (Jessica Peters/Black Press Media)
The Old West: Greenwood and the Boundary Country, circa 1895

The Old West: Greenwood and the Boundary Country, circa 1895

A column by Bruce Uzelman

The Old West: Greenwood and the Boundary Country, circa 1895
A 1980s-era small TV required close promixity to the watcher for channel-changing purposes. (Facebook photo)

WOLF: The TV might be on but is anyone actually watching?

COLUMN: Viewing habits have vastly changed over the years

A 1980s-era small TV required close promixity to the watcher for channel-changing purposes. (Facebook photo)
Amanjit Pannu reflecting on his ‘second life’ after horrific 1996 stabbing in Surrey. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

ZYTARUK: Voice from the past found light in darkness

Surrey man horrifically stabbed in 1996 shares what he’s learned about life

Amanjit Pannu reflecting on his ‘second life’ after horrific 1996 stabbing in Surrey. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Pitt Lake. (Wait Air Photos)

Uzelman: The Old West – The legend of Slumach’s lost mine

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Pitt Lake. (Wait Air Photos)
Outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Photo by Erin Haluschak/Black Press

Football and frivolity in Las Vegas: Tales from Super Bowl LVIII

Coverage from the most-watched television program ever

Outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Photo by Erin Haluschak/Black Press
FILE – BC United Leader Kevin Falcon speaks after the former B.C. Liberal Party unveiled their new name and branding, in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OPINION: NDP Land Act changes must be stopped, BC United says

‘BC United cannot and will not support veto power over Public Land’

FILE – BC United Leader Kevin Falcon speaks after the former B.C. Liberal Party unveiled their new name and branding, in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bruce Uzelman

Uzelman: B.C. government to share land use authority with First Nations

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Bruce Uzelman
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Uzelman: Canadian health care performance well below other countries

A column by Bruce Uzelman

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Classroom chairs (Pixabay photo)

OPINION: Quality testing data shows why smartphones have no place in classrooms

According to PISA, 45 per cent of students reported anxiety if their phones weren’t near them

Classroom chairs (Pixabay photo)
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Uzelman: Burgeoning debt interest depletes funding for government services

A column by Bruce Uzelman

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The McRib sandwich. (McDonald’s via AP)

WOLF: Trying to avoid the iconic McRib this time around

COLUMN: Sandwich makes return to Canada for first time in 10 years

The McRib sandwich. (McDonald’s via AP)
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Uzelman: ‘Population trap’ has been triggered by surging population

A column by Bruce Uzelman

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Lake Okanagan Resort was one of the casualties of the McDougall Lake wildfire as it raced up the westside shoreline of the lake. (Black Press Media)

Uzelman: Proactive measures can reduce impending wildfire risk in B.C.

A column by Bruce Uzelman

The Lake Okanagan Resort was one of the casualties of the McDougall Lake wildfire as it raced up the westside shoreline of the lake. (Black Press Media)
Freshly popped popcorn is a familiar and popular smell. (File photo)

WOLF: Popcorn, puppies, herb gardens and the ice cream truck

COLUMN: Readers share own favourite smells, sounds

Freshly popped popcorn is a familiar and popular smell. (File photo)
Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message from the roof a parking garage in St. John’s on Friday, Oct.27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Uzelman: Axe the Tax? The alternatives are much more costly

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Poilievre holds a press conference regarding his “Axe the Tax” message from the roof a parking garage in St. John’s on Friday, Oct.27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Freshly mown lawn is a favourite smell for many. (Black Press file photo)

WOLF: What do bacon, baseball gloves and hockey card gum have in common?

COLUMN: A list of some of the world’s best smells

Freshly mown lawn is a favourite smell for many. (Black Press file photo)