Opinion

When I ran into an old friend the other day, she asked me how old my youngest child was now.

Editor: Re: Author documents Trans Mountain fight in novel , NOW , June 6 Author Robyn Allan is totally correct in decrying the destructive impact of a potential ocean oil spill in her novel.

My son is 13 and I have noticed he’s devoting more attention to his appearance. He recently asked me for a couple of spoons that he could put in the freezer. “Why do you want to put spoons in the freezer?” I asked.

It’s been a while since somebody hit a jackpot. Maybe that’s why the BC Lottery Corporation just sent out a news release touting a “record-breaking jackpot,” which is only happening because people haven’t been winning.

After Tom Su watched his father die in the palliative care unit at Burnaby Hospital, it would have been easy for him to just walk away from the facility and vow never to come back. But he didn’t.

The B.C. forestry industry is sliding into a crisis and a new law on the books has many observers worried it could make things worse. Some saw mills have permanently closed, while others have recently curtailed operations.

The old fairytale says the princess had to kiss a lot of frogs before she found her prince. I feel the same way about waffles. I’ve had to eat a lot of dreadful garbage in my search for a waffle that will make me go meow. It’s been a struggle.

I had to change the headline of this blog this morning. It originally read as "Two people dead in Burnaby in two days." I had written it last night and timed it to come out this morning.

If you are driving around Metro Vancouver this weekend, here’s one spot you should probably steer clear of.

The Heights business district has developed a reputation as “dessert row” because of all of the sweet choices available across a diverse cultural spectrum.