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HELSTON: A reminder that you’re innocent until proven guilty
In Canada, you’re innocent until proven guilty whether charged with murder or stealing an ice cream cone. Sure, you might not go to court over a frozen milk product, but the point is, no matter how heinous or mild the crime, the principle remains the same: an allegation is not a conviction. We brought you...
LOEWEN: Remembering Auschwitz in the days of my Father’s dying
Remembrance. Bearing witness. Story-telling. Commemoration. Resistance. These terms have been sharpening my mind in the days leading up to today, the 27th of January. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Russian liberation of the site of so much death and suffering, a name that resides in historical memory as one of the most infamous...
PARKER: Taylor Swift, right on the button
This week, the world — and by the world, I obviously mean those of us who follow celebrity culture on Instagram — learned something shocking. More shocking than people wondering who the heck Paul McCartney was after listening to Kanye West’s new single. More shocking than Justin Beiber’s Calvin Klein ads (are those even legal?)....
HELSTON: Our libraries are worth the money
As the Okanagan Regional Library looks for places to snip and save costs, one municipality has stepped up as a champion for its local branch. In the last few months, we’ve heard about cuts to staff positions and reductions in business hours as part of a process to improve equity at the regional library’s 29...
GOG: From the heads of babes
I occasionally have momentary weaknesses for human contact and at this moment, the subject before me was one of those sub-human forms, a chance encounter with a neighbour child from the local school. I don’t recall how it began but for me it seemed to end after about 15 seconds because he chose to speak...
LOEWEN: Dateline Ixtapa: Seeking the solidarity of the Thin Men
I search in vain for the Thin Men. My partner Wendy and I are currently luxuriating in the sun and surf of Ixtapa, Mexico. It’s a wonderful interruption to our lives as wage slaves in “el Norte” where we scrimp and save for occasions like our glorious Now. And yet it´s disconcerting to a Thin...
PARKER: Is it really the fear of missing out?
Do you ever get the urge to hop onto a bandwagon even though you know you’ve already missed the team’s first Superbowl win? Me neither — I’ve been a Seahawks fan since before Beast Mode — but I do often like to hop on trends seconds before they get thrown on the discount rack. For...
JONESIE: But what about the trolls?
We love feedback on our stories. It's the surest sign we are providing news and stories people care about. We actually appreciate it when you point out a mistake or a spelling error. We try to answer questions and take advice on follow up questions and updates. But when the masses arrive in the comments...