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NELSON: A better game, a better attitude

NELSON: A better game, a better attitude

N FL hype may be hard to resist but good old CFL games are better to watch.
RADIA: CFL is fine, NFL is far superior

RADIA: CFL is fine, NFL is far superior

T he Canadian Football League or the National Football league? That's a question that comes up at your local sports bar. In the midst of the CFL playoffs, my colleague opposite and I thought we'd tackle that debate.
Info versus knowledge

Info versus knowledge

The Editor, Re. "Science loses ground to superstition in info age" (BC Views, The Tri-City News). Tom Fletcher's column hit on a subject that has bothered me for some time.
Why no 'O Canada'?

Why no 'O Canada'?

The Editor, Could someone involved in the organizing of the Remembrance Day ceremonies at Veterans Park in Port Coquitlam please explain why our national anthem, "O Canada," was not the anthem of choice at the ceremonies? If it was an oversight, it w
COLUMN: Politics and perception, Canadian style

COLUMN: Politics and perception, Canadian style

L ast week wasn't a particularly good one for politicians in Canada.
EDITORIAL: Kinder questions

EDITORIAL: Kinder questions

Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew is one of the voices raising questions about Kinder Morgan's plan to increase the capacity of its oil tanker loading facility on Burrard Inlet so 34 tankers a month could be loaded compared to the current five.
Let's fight GMOs

Let's fight GMOs

The Editor, The confusion around GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and the misleading information publicized by large agribusinesses is about to become clearer.
Mixed messages from MPs on vets

Mixed messages from MPs on vets

The Editor, How can a Conservative member of Parliament advertise "Lest We Forget" in our newspapers and cut veterans' health benefits, fire staff workers at support centres and lay off veterans just a few months before they qualify for their 10-year
EDITORIAL: B.C. needs NDP to be sharp & ready

EDITORIAL: B.C. needs NDP to be sharp & ready

The ins and outs of the BC NDP's 2013 provincial election defeat would bore all but the most hardcore supporter.
NELSON: Senate least of Harper debacles

NELSON: Senate least of Harper debacles

S hould Prime Minister Stephen Harper resign over the Senate scandal? I don't think so but as a hockey player might say of an ugly win, "We'll take it.