Check It Out: AI can be both helpful and harmful
The following comments are worth considering. “Being famous on Instagram is basically the same thing as being rich in Monopoly.”
Pop 89: Magic in the Moon
Wandering through Moon Records in the beautiful old Customs building on Cumberland’s main drag, I am instantly drawn to the book shelves.
Check It Out: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak
John Wayne, an actor from the past, said, “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.”
Time’s up. Defund the CBC.
The media landscape is changing, and it’s time to respond to this shift by defunding the increasingly irrelevant CBC.
Pop 89: All The Ologies
Sitting at a window table, watching evening fall in Melange, a cozy bistro in old Nanaimo, we celebrate our sister’s birthday over a fancy dinner.
Check It Out: History is a vast early warning system
A young man relayed the following story. “My grandpa warned people the Titanic would sink, and no one listened. He kept warning them until they got sick of it and kicked him out of the theatre.”
Check It Out: Canadian military incapable of protecting our borders
The Canadian soldier returned home and said to his wife, “I survived IED’s, RPG attacks and extreme weather conditions.”
Why Documents Matter
There has been a lot of news about confidence votes in Parliament as of late. While these votes make headlines, they have, so far, not forced an election.
Pop 89: Twenty Minute Miracle
I’m sitting in a parking lot, facing the Island highway that leads north to Parksville, where I’ll be taking my brother to his next appointment.
Check It Out: Are the provinces responsible for Quebec’s asylum seekers?
A grandma was writing in her journal at the kitchen table while her ten-year-old grandson sat beside her, eating his cereal. He carefully watched his grandma for several minutes...
Letter to the editor: PROFILING AND APOLOGIZING
The Police in Nova Scotia issued an apology for profiling black people. I think everybody would agree that this wasn’t the right thing to do.
