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Every year around this time, panic sets in for the person charged with organizing the wines for Christmas dinner. If it helps, why not look at it this way: Shopping for wine is far easier than preparing a meal, and with a bit of help from us, you should be able to get the job done in less time than it takes to find a parking space at most B.C. liquor stores. But this is it. It would be best if you shopped today; there can be no more procrastination. Read More

Metro Vancouver will get $250 million in federal support for designing its $10 billion Iona wastewater treatment plant upgrade. Read More

Little Jackson knows no place safer than WISH Safe House. Read More

UBC glass-blower Brian Ditchburn remembers his daughter Kaelin as a bright, bubbly girl her brother lovingly called "Kay-Kay." Read More

Madi Massier "wasn't surprised" that a recent point-in-time count of individuals living unhoused in Regina had doubled since 2022. Read More

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The lake was abandoned and snowbound. Except for a couple of whiskyjacks flitting in the pines and a legion of lenticular clouds, sleek ships sailing through a pure-blue sea, nothing moved. I had Cameron Lake, and the vast visual spectacle all around me, entirely to myself. I placed my camera on my tripod, set the timer for a photo, and slid into position on the frozen shoreline. Lights, camera, action! Well, to be honest, not much action. And that’s the point. Therein lies the beauty of Waterton in winter. Read More

Wine lovers are easy to buy for in that the gift-giving dilemma can be easily solved with a trip to your, or their, favourite wine shop. Even if you don’t know their tastes, most shops keep records of customers' purchases which can make that task much easier. I know some people look at gift cards as a cop-out in the gift-giving realm but why not just let them buy something they want? Who knows, if you play your cards right, they might even decide to share it with you, a win-win situation if ever there was one. Read More

I have experienced most of what was described in Murray Mandryk’s Dec. 14th column with my parents and wife. Read More

Buckle up, because this week we saw one of the most dramatic, messy and downright embarrassing days in Canadian politics. You would truly think this was an episode of House of Cards. But, nope, sadly, it’s our government. Read More

Do Alberta conservatives and their supporters ever get tired of crying wolf? I recall this group decrying the current federal government as an existential threat to the Alberta hydrocarbon industry. But the Canadian hydrocarbon industry has experienced an exceptional decade of growth since the current government came to power in 2015. Read More

It might have been the most consequential 5 minutes of Edmonton Oilers' season to date. The date was October 15, and the hockey club was in a major funk, leadership group most definitely included. Read More

When Premier Danielle Smith looks at Ottawa this time, as the federal Liberals desperately try to regroup, she sees "somebody who is trying to shuffle their way out of chaos." Read More

A Victoria-area community’s “out-of-the-box” plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians as city employees is sparking interest from across Canada, says Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi. Read More

VICTORIA — As ousted NDP cabinet minister Selina Robinson tells it, Premier David Eby was initially supportive of her attempt to apologize for a wrong-headed comment she made after the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas. Read More

After being expropriated by the city earlier this year, ousted owners of the River Run town houses in Eau Claire say they are filing an appeal to the Alberta government's Land and Property Rights Tribunal next month — their latest attempt to receive more compensation for their former riverfront homes. Read More

As of Nov. 1, workers in B.C.’s largest workplaces — those with over 1,000 employees — should have access to new data about the gendered pay differences in their workplaces. Read More

Re: Last piece of the waterfront puzzle; Memo shows key parties aligned on planning to develop crucial site Read More

Three weeks ago, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threw a scatter-bomb into the Canadian political and economic landscape with his threat to impose a sweeping 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian imports into the U.S. Read More