Duncan accused by NDP

A taped conversation by the Conservative government of a recent NDP caucus meeting was allegedly intercepted and recorded by Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan. According to media reports, the NDP have sent a letter to the RCMP asking them to investigate the recording as a possible criminal offence. The conversation garnered... more

Valley talent has Mariners tops in nation

Comox Valley talent has helped boost the Vancouver Island University Mariner men’s volleyball team to #1 in Canada. Milo Warren and Drew Manson from Comox, graduates of Highland Secondary, are leaders on the team, which plays out of Nanaimo. Warren, the team... more

• Kickers clip Hornets; Piggies up next
• Sportsline
• No snow means no go for ski hill opening

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Be careful when diversifying

Every investment expert will tell you the same thing: be sure to diversify your investments. And really, it’s just plain common sense — limit the type of investments you make and they’re easily squished by a single bad market cycle; but... more

• The facts about dividend stocks
• Odlum Brown still good to work for
• New tax-free option in 2009

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It’s ideas, not insults, that count in legislature

VICTORIA — The fall legislative session has come and gone, five days of accusations and insults that mainly served to demonstrate how unready the NDP is to govern the province in these uncertain times. The NDP’s favourite sound bite last week... more

• Commercial recyclers need assistance, too
• Anyone for cannelloni?
• No recession in B.C., you say?

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Our youth need hope

Dear editor, I’ve just recently taken in a homeless teenager. He had nowhere to go and no place to call home. Living out on the streets in the back of a car. I asked him how could this happen to our youth... more

• Taxpayer likes sealcoating
• Coalition members lack honour
• Alliance has no voter mandate

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Coalitions, minority governments a rarity in Canada

I've been reluctant to enter the blogosphere, but not because I doubt its value. My son Andrew has three blogs on the go, and the reaction he gets from them certainly proves to me the value of spreading opinions in... more

• It's time to go, Harper
• Why the Interurban won't work today
• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic

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