Opinion

For days now mainstream media and social media have been full of stories about the Canadian government’s decision to settle a lawsuit with former child soldier and U.S. prisoner Omar Khadr for reportedly $10.5 million and issue an apology.

Over the last few days, the rising sense of frustration regarding the government’s examination into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls seems to have finally boiled over.

Dear Editor: Re: Speeding Ferrari Hit with 60-day Impound , July 7 front-page story. The news of the 22-year-old speeding at 210 km/h over the Lions Gate Bridge in the early morning is both horrifying and completely unacceptable.

Moderate weather has culled some of the wildfires that have been scorching the B.C. Interior for the past week, helping firefighters reduce the number to less than 200. But high winds predicted for this Saturday raise concerns of flare-ups.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former astronaut Julie Payette to be Canada’s next governor general. If you’ll pardon the pun, this was a stellar choice to be our Queen’s representative and head of government.

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor’s Message, June 4 paid advertisement.

Will even principled New Democrats and Greens start backing off support of the Horgan-Weaver coalition, the Horers? Because these guys could have shown the writers of the Hitler-Stalin pact of August 1939 a few tricks in political cynicism.

A quick question for you about traffic here on the North Shore. Imagine you are driving along the Upper Levels Highway. You suddenly see a sign which says, “lane closure ahead.

As Premier Christy Clark begins her reluctant transition to Opposition, questions about how long she can last as B.C. Liberal party leader are beginning to mount.

Is smoke and flame the new normal? After days of wildfires ravaging the B.C. Interior – and no end in sight – it’s starting to feel like it.