Premier Christy Clark today renewed her cabinet with a focus on a strong and growing economy, controlling spending and making life more affordable for families. "Our government is delivering for British Columbians. This new cabinet brings a renewed commitment to our priorities," said Premier Clark. "That means staying focused...

Public workers in Nelson joined more than 27,000 of their closet friends in a one-day walkout Wednesday in an escalating dispute between the province and its unionized workers. The strike, involving roughly 25,000 members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union and about 2,000 more from Professional Employees...

Workers have always had to fight. From the time of the industrial revolution right up until today, the people who make the capitalist system work--those who do the work that produces the goods and those who are the consumers who buy them--have had to fight for a fair share of the profits. Capitalism works best when the people...

Today I couldn’t help but wonder…at what point in a politician’s life does spewing hypocritical crap become so second nature that they fail to smell the aroma of the barnyard they’re sitting in? It was a mere two weeks ago when the story broke of excessive and frivolous spending in government, not only by the premier, but by...

Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, strongly backed the Syrian rebels Thursday in a speech at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Iran. Morsi, a Sunni Muslim and member of the Muslim Brotherhood, is the first Egyptian leader in 30 years to visit Iran – an ally of Syrian Prime Minister Bashar al-Assad's Shi'ite dominated regime....

Okay, time to stop worrying about climate change. Turns out we can just change the climate. How? Well, maybe we should just nuke the moon. (Apparently if we can shift its orbit to block more sunlight, oil companies can keep drilling, the politicians in their pockets can keep doing nothing and gas-guzzling SUV drivers can laugh...

The hits just keep on coming for Premier Christy Clark as three more high-profile Liberals confirmed they will not run in the upcoming provincial election, bringing the total number of MLAs to officially jump ship to 10. Thursday morning John Les, the parliamentary secretary to the premier, added his name to the departed...

The long awaited design for a new Nelson transfer station is set to be completed this November according to Mike Morrison, Regional District Central Kootenay resource recovery manager. The estimated $3 million project, with construction beginning in the spring of 2013, is replacing the current transfer site at Lakeside Drive...

Following the BC health authorities’ decision to make flu shots compulsory for all health care workers without full consultation, the BC Nurses’ Union met with representatives from the HEABC (Health Employers Association) and the Fraser Health Authority Chief Medical Officer today.   “BCNU continues to encourage our members...

Michael Graham has recruited a cross-section of people from the Nelson community—including some lawyers and politicians—to take part in a theatrical reading by the Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. They will be producing 8, a play based on court testimony from Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, a recent successful...