Opinion

Some people just have a death wish. OK, perhaps they don’t realize they have a death wish, but it’s still there, lurking. Just look at the video below and tell me some people care more about saving a few seconds than they do their own life.

Editor: Re: It’s been traffic chaos on this Burnaby road. Did anyone warn us? NOW blogs, July 10 I've been part UniverCity community since 2013 and would like to echo the chaos on the recent road closure.

There is a disturbing technique some people use when they don’t like a particular decision or result. What happens is they attempt to delegitimize the process that led to the decision or result so people won’t accept it.

*This story has been updated I’ve been getting messages all afternoon from readers about a traffic mess in Burnaby. I was told to absolutely avoid this area. But I live in this area.

Editor: Re : Dear Straight People: Here's how I'm celebrating Straight Pride Day , NOW Opinion, June 28 I have to wonder if the belittling and mocking nature of Julie MacLellan’s opinion piece “Dear Straight People” really is the best way to provide

After a particularly unfortunate Canada Day long weekend, seven black bears have now been killed by conservation officers on the North Shore this year, which we would argue is seven bears too many.

They say timing is everything. They say that sometimes people need to read the room. I bring up these two points because a weird thing happened this morning.

When I was in Grade 8, I worked at my first job - a summer gig as an entry-level mailroom clerk for an office building.

As the BC NDP continues to cruise along in power, the party’s federal cousins appear to be lurching towards disaster. Such a scenario seemed implausible just a few years ago.

Institutions fall quickly these days. The New Democratic Party would be well advised to understand that as it staggers almost helplessly into this federal election. Time appears to have passed it by. It is rudderless and rapidly aging out.