Opinion

On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Meet Rocky, a Class 5 oarsman with a zest for adventure

Tom catches up with the inventor of a self-right whitewater raft

  • Sep 7, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Are you feeling lucky? Don’t bet on it!

Marisca was feeling lucky last week, but is skeptical about it

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
For your consideration - Thom Barker

What I noticed on my summer vacation

Thom shares some observations from his 11-day road trip

For your consideration - Thom Barker
House Pseudoscorpion (Chelifer cancroides) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (Wiki Commons/Ryan Hodnett)

Nature Nut

False scorpions

House Pseudoscorpion (Chelifer cancroides) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (Wiki Commons/Ryan Hodnett)
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Guitar Camp 2023

Tom immerses himself in music

On the Ropes - Tom Roper
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Quebec Cowboys

Tom catches up with a French Canadian couple crossing the country by horse

  • Aug 24, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

National Peach Pie Day

Marisca to try making a pie

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
FILE – RCMP. (Phil McLachlan/Capital News file)

OPINION: A flawed investigative body fails to curb RCMP sexual misconduct

By: Jason Walker, Associate Professor & Program Director, Adler University Workplace violence…

  • Aug 20, 2023
FILE – RCMP. (Phil McLachlan/Capital News file)
For your consideration - Thom Barker
For your consideration - Thom Barker
Breean and Trevor took over the family business and grew it. (Tom Roper photo)

Family farm life

Tom talks to the ‘new’ owners of B. and T. Wagon/Sleigh Rides B.V. Hive and Honey

  • Aug 17, 2023
Breean and Trevor took over the family business and grew it. (Tom Roper photo)
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Milk jugs vs bags

Marisca questions why milk comes in bags in some parts of the country

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The view from Eagle Bluffs on August 13, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Heat exhaustion can sneak up on you, so know the signs

Signs include heavy sweating, severe headache, muscle cramps and extreme thirst

The view from Eagle Bluffs on August 13, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
On the Ropes - Tom Roper

Pilot takes up roasting coffee as a fun and profitable sideline

Tom catches up with a former co-worker from the Eight Below movie days

  • Aug 10, 2023
On the Ropes - Tom Roper
For your consideration - Thom Barker

‘Tis the season: Crime stats point to regional disparities

Northern municipalities overrepresented in rankings of highest crime severity indices

For your consideration - Thom Barker
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau wait to greet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

EDITORIAL: Prime minister’s marital status should not matter

Elected leaders should not be judged based on their accomplishments as leaders

  • Aug 10, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau wait to greet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
File photo

Intimate partner violence and petty theft main contributors to jump in crime severity index

Staff Sgt. Mark Smaill is the commander of the Smithers RCMP and responds to latest crime stats

File photo
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)
An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province could create a healthier future by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. (Contributed by BC Gov)