Who really, has access to your private information?

How much of your personal information do you share when filing out forms, documents, and surveys that are often needed to conduct daily life in the twenty first century?  Do you openly share important...

And the Olympic crowds quickly vanish...

The medals have been tallied and the 2010 Winter Games are over for Vancouver, BC.  Now, is the time for clean-up and rest.  As the flocks of visitor and athletes leave, almost quicker than they came,...

Information scandal continues in BC

So, what is what? What information is meant to be public and what private.  What are we supposed to have access to? At least this is a start. Maybe, now the British Columbia government can finally make up their mind about the private and public information collected...

BC courthouses under scrutiny for public document access

Three reporters from the Times Colonist are putting their journalism skills to the test in their mission to exploit the inconsistencies that exist in British Columbia's open court system and in the accessing of public court documents.  "... The idea was quite simple,...

Answers wanted in Lindsay Buziak murder case, Reward for info

The family of Lindsay Buziak is hoping that a $100,000 reward and a televised special said to be airing on Dateline NBC will bring forward more information regarding the night in early 2008 when their daughter was...

Authorities Arrest Man In Human Trafficking Case

"A coalition of local law enforcement agencies busted a prostitution ring, arresting the alleged pimp and rescuing a woman who said she was being forced into the sex trade.Authorities arrested Joseph Faauga...

BC Schools: Mandarin & English, "BC's Official Language" ? "Or Did we just ...

Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in...

I Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945

"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima...

Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes

Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of  global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the...

Helgoland: Proposed Construction Will Enlarge Deserted Island

Sick of it all? It may not be long before you can immigrate to Helgoland." Helgoland, an island in the North Sea which was once fiercely contested between Britain and Germany, could nearly double in size under a land reclamation project which won official clearance this week....

750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China

Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave...

BC bridge to have first suicide barrier

Golden Ears Bridge - the bridge that is being built between Surrey and Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows - is going to have something no other bridge has in BC when it opens next summer. It's going to have a suicide...

Faces of Bali - Serangan Island

"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part,...

Majority oppose B.C. carbon tax

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA scant few months ago when a Carbon Tax was announced by the British Columbia Government, much Back slapping, Banners and Party Favours were passed out to a Liberal...

Chinese mainland, Taiwan sign historic agreement

"BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan around 9 a.m. Friday.  The Chinese mainland's...

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