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Opinion: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Opinion: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Many Canadians are puzzled by food prices remaining high despite the Bank of Canada's efforts to curb inflation. If interest rate policies aren’t bringing food prices down, then what will?
Old-growth blockaders return to Fairy Creek area; First Nation asks them to leave

Old-growth blockaders return to Fairy Creek area; First Nation asks them to leave

Blockades are an effort to stop forestry company Teal Jones from accessing trees in an area north of Port Renfrew.
Sproat Lake voted best lake in B.C.

Sproat Lake voted best lake in B.C.

Sprawling fresh-water 37 square kilometre lake near Port Alberni was victorious over Shuswap Lake in final round of voting.
Owner of burning house in Courtenay arrested for assaulting firefighter

Owner of burning house in Courtenay arrested for assaulting firefighter

Person was combative with a firefighter at scene of Courtenay fire.
Ultra endurance B.C. athlete conquers Okanagan Lake swim in 71 hours

Ultra endurance B.C. athlete conquers Okanagan Lake swim in 71 hours

Nick Pelletier went through multiple coolers of baby rash cream and Vaseline to avoid chaffing.
Opinion: Reducing eco-anxiety is a critical step in achieving any climate action

Opinion: Reducing eco-anxiety is a critical step in achieving any climate action

Climate anxiety is real and must be considered as a core component of any climate mitigation or adaptation and resilience strategy.
Community pitches in to improve Gibsons tennis courts

Community pitches in to improve Gibsons tennis courts

Effort comes in preparation for Sunshine Coast Open
How to prepare for power outages

How to prepare for power outages

Power outages come with the territory of being connected to grids — and those outages are on the rise.
Letters: Youth need security in their access to transit in B.C.

Letters: Youth need security in their access to transit in B.C.

'In our times of increasing economic and environmental uncertainty, youth need security in their access to transit, in a way that is better for the environment than cars. One way to achieve this is to expand the provincial Get on Board program to allow free public transit ridership from ages up to 12 to ages up to 18. '
Ex-Colwood firefighter to be jailed for a year for images of child sexual abuse

Ex-Colwood firefighter to be jailed for a year for images of child sexual abuse

George Wright admitted to possessing more than 1,000 electronic images of children being sexually abused