Opinion

Editor: The most principled argument for proportional representation is the unfairness of first past the post. FPTP was designed for a two-party system, as (political columnist) Andrew Coyne incisively argues in Common Ground.

After 16 years of claiming the K-12 education system was starved for proper funding, the B.C. Teachers Federation was no doubt somewhat ecstatic to see the end of the B.C. Liberal government.

On a visit to the small Texas town of Amarillo last year, I attended the World Championship Ranch Rodeo - a global gathering of the nation’s best working ranch cowboys, and as I strolled through the sea of competitors and their families, something st

What might be the root cause of the great problems of the world: poverty, homelessness, crime, violence, war, racism, discrimination, hunger and global climate change? I contend that it is a case of mistaken identity - a false sense of self.

Editor: I am a 13-year-old student at Alpha Secondary School. On a rainy day recently, I was walking through the Safeway parking lot and was shocked to see a truck idling with no one inside except for a dog.

Editor: Re: Libs to run against Singh, NOW , Nov. 23 It should be common sense by now that the local riding electorate often matters little in elections. If nothing else, the current B.C.

*This story has been updated. The City of Burnaby got plenty of use out of its supply of chainsaws today as workers cut down eight giant trees at Central Park. The trees were located next to the tennis courts on Patterson Avenue.

Editor: Re: Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink , NOW online, Nov.

Premier John Horgan and BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson recently went head to head in a televised debate over the ongoing referendum on electoral reform.

Instead of banning high-priced brands, schools are better off focusing on education and community involvement