BY GARY MAR Canada West Foundation In my last column, I wrote that there is too much perceived certainty in the separation debate. Certainty that […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning To understand people and their point of view, it is important to listen attentively. We may not like what […]
Editor: Thank you for Mr. Chidiac’s column explaining what lies ahead for Israel. I would differ on one issue. Mr. Chidiac stated that Israel can’t […]
Israel is one of the most militarily powerful countries in the Middle East. But military strength alone cannot guarantee a country’s long-term security. That is […]
What does it mean to be kind? Collins Dictionary tells us, “Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful.” The website Inspire Kindness […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There are many reasons why I did not plan to follow the 2026 Men’s Football World Cup. From FIFA’s […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Before the genocide in Gaza began three years ago, I had no difficulty getting my opinion editorials published. Some […]
Editor: On May 31, people in Prince George joined communities across British Columbia for the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s, presented by Go Auto. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In navigating the confusing world we live in, one gains clarity by pursuing truth. In this pursuit, it is […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In 2022, Dr. Gabor Maté and his son Daniel published The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Significant opposition to the Donald Trump administration in the United States is coming from a surprising place: the Roman […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On March 31, we said goodbye to Stephen Lewis, one of the greatest Canadians of my lifetime. Growing up […]
Lots going on these days so here’s my scattergun comments: FLOOR CROSSING – The Liberals are falling right into the Conservatives’ trap. The devious plan, […]
BY GEORGE FROEHICH Editor — American Pulse March 28, 2026 THE OPENING You Weren’t Watching. He Was. While America was consumed by its own noise […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Young Canadians are the group least likely to vote. According to a study by the Canadian Labour Congress, “the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The esteemed American writer, editor and essayist William George Jordan said, “Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” In […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Last month marked the fortieth anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. This was a bloodless, indigenous, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Donald Trump has used the word “armada” to describe the amassing of American ships around Iran. His choice of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It was very healing for Canadians to see our politicians on all levels of government and across party lines […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning. I spent the Christmas of 1991 visiting friends and family in Germany. I had a wonderful time. It is […]
Premier David Eby was obviously inspired by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘say the quiet parts out loud speech’ at Davos recently because he did […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In an April 2025 interview with the infamous Nardwuar, Mark Carney revealed to the world that in 1982, he […]
No need to look back at the end of the year, so let’s look forward. That means it’s time for Bill Eerily Inaccurate Predictions for […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It again feels like we have little to celebrate at Christmas. We are seeing a complete disregard for the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It is always interesting to look back on a year and reflect on the most memorable cultural moments. A […]
In a 1979 interview, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor, and author Viktor Frankl lamented the aimlessness of my generation as we struggled to find our place in […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” This concept, taught to us by the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The crime of genocide not only destroys the lives of many innocent people, but it also eats away at […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent social media post glorifying mass deportations offers a disturbing window into the mindset behind […]
Editor: Hello, I’d like to advise you that i am holding a support rally in front of the CFIA building in Prince George this Thursday […]
BY DR. DANIEL SIMS Special to the News In August 2025 the BC Supreme Court ruled in the Cowichan Case, declaring among other things that […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the official opposition in Canadian Parliament, recently stated, “Christians may be the number one […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A tragic event happened on September 10. A young father engaged in discussions with American university students was shot […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My first experience with Conservatism in Canada was living in a constituency where my Member of Parliament, Michael Wilson, […]
BY NORM ADAMS Special to the News In early April, I found myself among more than 600 delegates at the 2025 Council of Forest Industries […]
BY JAMES STEIDLE Special to the News Our elected mayor and council at city hall take a lot of heat for things that go sideways […]
A buddy of mine was elected to the Cariboo Regional District board back in the 1990s. He was elected on a “get the pigs’ (directors’) […]
I did two very Canadian things April 28. I voted and I filed my income tax return. I know I should do that earlier … […]
There has been so much going on lately, it’s hard to narrow things down into one column. So, here are a few tidbits gleaned from […]
The 5W’s are the cornerstone of good journalism. They are a quick checklist for reporters to ensure their lead contains the information readers need to […]
BY DANIEL SIMS Special to the News So, it looks like the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) will soon come to an end after 350 years […]
There’s a wonderful scene in the Yellowstone television series where our hero, rancher John Dutton, unable to legally stop a development affecting his ranch, blows […]
BY JAMES STEIDLE Special to the News Just a heads up for people who love Forests for the World, Shane Lake, and Ginter’s Green. Even […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News It was quite a spectacle in the Oval Office of the US White House on March 13. On […]
There are a lot of Trump supporters in this country. Some of them I would even class as my friends. They must change. Not for […]
The Canucks weren’t on the tube Tuesday so, in order to get my appropriate dose of angst and frustration, I watched the federal Liberal leaders’ […]
An open letter to Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird Editor: I am one of your constituents, born in Prince George. My parents often reminded me […]
Did you cash in on the two-month GST holiday over the holidays? I think I saved about $500, and that was just on lattes. OK, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Martin Niemöller was a Lutheran pastor who initially supported the Nazi rise to power. As he watched what was […]
I never have been a fan of the federal government’s digital services tax. It’s the tax aimed at making major social media platforms pay for […]
BY HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD and MARC LEE Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives The belief that economic integration with the United States—epitomized by the 1989 Canada-U.S. Free […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When speaking in Nova Scotia in 1937, Marcus Garvey, a descendant of people who had been brutalized by forced […]
BY ALYSSA BRIERLEY AND GREGOR SNEDDON At 85 years old Barbara MacNevin, a retired teacher from PEI can say with certainty that getting vaccinated against […]
The other day, as I was trying to make sense of the latest stream of news from the White House, my neighbour friend looked over, […]
Drugs fall into three main categories. The good, the bad and the ugly. Think penicillin, heroin and fentanyl. We are sick of the subject and […]
If the flies are coming into my house, isn’t it incumbent upon me to put my screens up? Make sense. So why do the Americans […]
Way back in the 19(mumble, mumble)s when I was a stellar cub reporter for the Fernie Free Press, the first national story I reported on […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News The Prime Minister and various provincial premiers have been all over the map in terms of what they […]
BY JAMES STEIDLE Special to the News With the clouds of an American takeover of Canada still faint and wispy on the horizon, they nevertheless […]