Opinion

What is it about the housing situation that consistently leaves Whistler out of step with reality no matter the effort put in by organizations such as the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA)? The resort's housing "crisis" has been the topic of this spac

As the Syrian ceasefire arranged by the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, it's clear that the main problem lies in Washington. Moscow's goal has never been in doubt: it wants the regime of Bashar al-Assad to survive.

Winter's a comin' and as I drive across the wilds of Northern Ontario this week, dodging snowflakes and counting trees, I'm thinking about some of the encounters I've had around similar landscapes in the ski world.

Bring in temporary housing "Housing crunch in Whistler this season" ( Pique , Sept. 8) — this is not news. It's the same headline every September for as long as I can remember.

It's been 15 years since two airliners were deliberately flown into New York's World Trade Center's Twin Towers in a terrorist attack that changed the fabric of life globally.

In July, Solar Impulse 2 became the first airplane to fly around the world without using fuel. At the same time, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been working on electric planes.

ICBC to increase rates ICBC is asking the BC Utilities Commission for a 4.9-per-cent increase in basic vehicle insurance premiums. This is in addition to the 5.5-per-cent increase approved last year for a total of 10.45 per cent over two years.

That first whiff of fall is in the air. Then the long stretch through September and October as we await the sporadic snowfalls that create the snow base on which we depend. It is the season to take stock. And perhaps think of new ways to hide.

On a soggy July afternoon, my attempt to find Purebread's secret cake-baking facility in Function Junction is falling flat.

The word on the streets is that Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL to its many enemies) is going under. In January it lost control of the city of Ramadi in Iraq after a long siege; in June it also lost Fallujah.