We invite you to join us for this Ktunaxa Introductory Online Language Course. Join Alfred Joseph and Mara Nelson for 8 weeks of Foundational Ktunaxa Language Learning. Learn the sounds, words and some history of the Ktunaxa Language. This course is designed for you to garner skills that will enable you to carry Ktunaxa Language […]

The David Suzuki Foundation welcomes the final clean electricity regulations announced today by Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault. Research from the David Suzuki Foundation and modelling from others show Canada can achieve net-zero electricity by 2035 that is reliable and more affordable. Around the world many countries are already moving toward targets for clean electricity by 2035 or sooner, […]

Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in October 2024: “Today’s report from the BC Coroners Service is a reminder of the ongoing devastation caused by the toxic-drug crisis and my heart goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of […]

As Canada Post strike continues, Salvation Army asks donours to give online, by phone or at our kettles to support those in need this Christmas  The now four-week-old strike by Canada Post is hurting The Salvation Army, which relies heavily on the holiday season for donations. With the disruption in mail delivery, a dramatic shortfall […]

You don’t have to be actually driving a motor vehicle when your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or a drug to be convicted for impaired driving or receiving an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP). Simply being able to set the vehicle in motion, engine running or not, may be enough because you have care […]

New-world-order alternatives to the West’s post-1945 plan “The old order changeth yielding place to new And God fulfills himself… More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” ― Alfred, Lord Tennyson Introduction The international liberal world order is in the news due to Israel and COP-29. On this very topic, here is the […]

Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue regrets to report a tragic fire incident that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, resulting in the loss of life at the Black Bear mobile home park in Rossland. Firefighters from Rossland and Trail responded at approximately 2:04 A.M. to reports of a fire engulfing a mobile home. […]

At its early November annual general meeting in Red Deer, Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party passed a resolution to “recognize the importance of CO2 to life and Alberta’s prosperity” and “recognize that CO2 is a foundational nutrient for all life on Earth.” The party also voted to get rid of critical net-zero emissions targets, among […]

An extensive, multi-agency public-health investigation into an avian influenza case involving a B.C. teenager has identified no additional cases nor evidence of human-to-human transmission. The goals of the investigation were to identify any contacts who may have had exposure to the teenager, determine the source of exposure, and ensure that there was no risk of […]

Tomorrow at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 a vote will be held at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention 2024 to support the expansion of free transit up to age 18 for all youth in BC. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Get on Board program currently provides free transit in all transit systems for youth up […]