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ON THE PAGE: Summer reading club encourages people to explore, imagine, read

There are a variety of other events also organized by the local libraries this summer

Jul 12, 2025 9:00 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: Larger military a double-edged sword

A bigger army is a bigger temptation to use it

Jul 6, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: A modest proposal for separatists

'Western alienation' is old enough to be collecting its Canada Pension Plan by now

Jun 22, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: Can countries ever really be friends?

People have friendships, countries can only afford to have allies

Jun 15, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: Redrawing the lines of Metro Vancouver

If lines on maps are imaginary, what can we imagine that would work better?

Jun 8, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: B.C.'s difficult sea serpent fossils

Fossils spend millions of years waiting to be discovered, and years longer to be named and identified

Jun 1, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: If nothing else, there is cake

Best reason to get exercise is so you can scarf down more baked goods

May 25, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: Attacking problems from other angles

Targeting big problems with a hundred small solutions could be the fix we need

May 18, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: PPC's downfall contributed to Tory rise

The PPC collapse is as noteworthy as the crash of the NDP or Greens

May 11, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

PAINFUL TRUTH: What do we do about the Americans?

Who are Canadians, if we're not defined by not being Americans?

May 4, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >