From ruler to refugee
“[My grandfather’s intention] was to bear witness to, ‘the dehumanizing nature of conflict.’ His hope for humanity was that by… FULL STORY
Mind your microbes
“Cell phones carry ten times more bacteria than most toilet seats. Yet, ironically, unlike the bathroom, people rarely clean or… FULL STORY
Suzuki at 90
“When the CBC went searching for the Greatest Canadian two decades ago, with more than one million citizens voting, [David]… FULL STORY
How little I needed to survive
“… during her teen years, Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho suffered from an eating disorder. She became so emaciated, her parents returned… FULL STORY
The narrowing of the light
“… this memoir has a much wider audience—all of us. It is a truism that, as we age, our lives… FULL STORY
Becoming herself
“I was not afraid of losing a partner. If my parents became distant, I felt I could handle that. However,… FULL STORY
Overwhelmed
“It is seldom that we hear from an artist’s muse. [Theresa] Kishkan reclaims autonomy by humanizing herself to the viewer… FULL STORY
To everything there is a season
Book review of author M.A.C. Farrant’s 2026 title, Seventy-Two Seasons: A memoir about noticing.
A ferry good way to travel
“It’s easy to forget that up to the 1950s travel by ferries and other passenger vehicles was crucial for the… FULL STORY
A little help from Canada
“I told her I had a friend back in Canada that had sent some money and wanted me to give… FULL STORY
Working class hero
Having little money for big wage increases, Glen Clark’s government turned to better working environments including long-term disability provisions, health… FULL STORY
Sassy signs of the times
“It’s okay if people don’t know my name, or just call me ‘The Sign Guy.’ In the early days, on… FULL STORY
A cure for loneliness by cooking
“I [Harry] live with with my grandmother, Elinor. She thinks I cook so much because I’m lonely. Elinor says the… FULL STORY
Very Canadian humour
“They’ll get that we [Canadians] have a great sense of humour, can laugh at ourselves and are polite and reserved… FULL STORY
Exposing the Holocaust
“In 1944, Rudi Vrba escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau and saved hundreds of thousands of lives by telling the truth about what… FULL STORY
From working-class kid to premier
“[After getting elected in 2017, Horgan’s NDP] got busy: no more Medical Services Plan premiums, improved disability assistance rates, tuition… FULL STORY
Fighting for dignity
“Canadian union activists live by the principle that an injury to one is an injury to all. It’s more than… FULL STORY
Hundreds of unheard species
“Once British Columbians see the bigger picture about the fish community in the Strait of Georgia they will want to… FULL STORY
Cranbrook Public Library’s centennial
“In 1906, 100 books were deposited into a second-floor room in the Watts Block, right above Mighton’s Tobacco Store (currently… FULL STORY
Why we really eat
“Science is an art, and we are complex human beings and emotional beings. I wrote The Hunger Code to bridge… FULL STORY
