Twitter users from across the Arab world paid tribute to the 3,000 victims of September 11 as the world recalled the horrors committed by Al Qaeda terrorists who flew four passenger jets into buildings in the US 10 years ago.  Saudi cartoonist Malek Nejer says September 11 is a hideous crime, no matter who the perpetrators ...

Stephen Harper is planning to do away with the per-vote subsidy to political parties. Brought in under the Chretien Liberals, this is the subsidy that, along with putting stricter limits on union and corporate donations, was meant to reduce political influence over Canadian elections.  Under current laws it is no longer...

The show may have been for adults, but the ninth annual Queen City Cruise was an event for the entire family as crowds flocked to Baker Street in Nelson for the two-day extravaganza.No less than thousands of car lovers were on hand to check out hundreds of vintage vehicles, mechanical muscle and antique automobiles.It will ...

The education year has begun, and it is not just for the students. Now that the school year has commenced, police are ready in school zones across the city as they are on the alert to catch people speeding in school zones. School zone speed limits are back in effect, with fines for speeding in a school zone ranging from $196...

A re-development slated for St. Saviours Hall on Carbonate Street raised concerns on City council about setting the precedence for commercial “sliding” from downtown into residential Uphill.With the hall building of the landmark church — over 110 years old — slated to be sold (contingent upon approval of the zoning amendment),...

A rare Tuesday meeting of City council has the municipal governing body preparing to pass final judgment on no less than five bylaws.The 7 p.m. meeting will highlight the adoption of bylaws for noise control, bylaw notice enforcement, a building bylaw, traffic amendment and a fees and charges amendment. Although the City...

The North Shore will see five new bus shelters grace its coast as the Province announced a deal with the regional district on their construction recently.The shelters — to be constructed on Highway 3A between Nelson and Balfour — are a cost sharing venture between the Province and the Regional District of Central Kootenay.The...

The Highway 3A section known as Beasley Bluffs west of Nelson will be getting two kilometres of recessed pavement reflectors, in the hope it prevents people from crossing the yellow line in one of the most curvy, treacherous stretches of road in the West Kootenay.The project is cost-shared between the Province and ICBC and ...

The wave of violence that Mexico is experiencing has reached the national sport par excellence. Last Saturday, August 21, 2011, during an official first division football match in the Estadio Corona (TSM), in Torreón, Coahuila, an armed confrontation took place outside the stadium. It led to the cancellation of the game and...

Dear editor,A concern for all Canadians which you may want to pass on to your readers. Please help stop this travesty.Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent just announced new rules for coal power that he claims will reduce pollution. But there’s a huge problem: he left a loophole big enough to drive a 500MW coal plant...