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Vehicles line up to board B.C. Ferries sailing at Tsawwassen. In late February, Ford Motor Co. applied for patents on technology allowing the automotive company the power to remotely disable vehicles if owners had not made their payments. (Black Press Media)

COLUMN: Ford’s technology targets deadbeat drivers

Auto maker’s latest patent could disable vehicles if owners fall behind on payments

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, front left, and general manager Patrik Allvin listen during a news conference after the NHL hockey team announced Tocchet’s hiring, in Vancouver, on Sunday, January 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Of course, the worst has (predictably) happened, the Canucks are good again

Is management going to buy into this late-season resurgence, or is major surgery still on the way?

RCMP officers are among those on the frontline on B.C. community streets dealing with challenges around mental health and addictions. (file photo)

Local governments lack the tools to address severe mental health, addiction issues

Council Report by Salmon Arm Mayor Alan Harrison

  • Mar 28, 2023
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Okanagan Humane Society: ‘Raffle to Rescue Animals’

The Spring Raffle to Rescue Animals is here

  • Mar 27, 2023
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Seattle Mariners’s Julio Rodriguez reacts after stealing second base during the 13th inning in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

THE MOJ: The hunter about to become the hunted for the Seattle Mariners

After breaking a long post-season drought, what’s next for B.C.’s other favourite baseball team?

Seattle Mariners’s Julio Rodriguez reacts after stealing second base during the 13th inning in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
William Andrew Cecil (W.A.C.) Bennett joined the new Social Credit Party in 1951.

Uzelman: Kelowna’s W.A.C. Bennett was a visionary; no equals amongst today’s leaders

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 24, 2023
William Andrew Cecil (W.A.C.) Bennett joined the new Social Credit Party in 1951.
Toronto Blue Jays announcer Ben Wagner sits in the broadcast booth in Toronto, Sunday, April 10, 2022. Sportsnet, the Blue Jays’ radio rightsholder, will not resume on-site radio broadcasts for the 2023 regular season and will instead use remote coverage from its downtown Toronto studio for road games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

THE MOJ: Leaving the broadcasters at home a sad and baffling decision

Radio crew not joining the team on the road leads to an inferior product without much of a saving

Toronto Blue Jays announcer Ben Wagner sits in the broadcast booth in Toronto, Sunday, April 10, 2022. Sportsnet, the Blue Jays’ radio rightsholder, will not resume on-site radio broadcasts for the 2023 regular season and will instead use remote coverage from its downtown Toronto studio for road games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
June 21, 2021 - The front of the BC Legislature's Parliament building designed by architect Frances Rattenbury. Don Denton photograph

Uzelman: B.C. Budget focuses on increased expenditure- disregards growing real income

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 20, 2023
June 21, 2021 - The front of the BC Legislature's Parliament building designed by architect Frances Rattenbury. Don Denton photograph
The B.C. government recently recently banned the use of the app TikTok from its employees' work phones. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Viewpoint: Privacy and personal data the cost of using social media

In Plain View by Lachlan Labere

  • Mar 18, 2023
The B.C. government recently recently banned the use of the app TikTok from its employees' work phones. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
A photo of one of Nobili’s letters, courtesy of David Gregory.

Column: Historic missionary letters offer unique perspective of people in the ‘Shoushwap’

Shuswap Passion by Jim Cooperman

  • Mar 18, 2023
A photo of one of Nobili’s letters, courtesy of David Gregory.
B.C. Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian speaks to reporters after an end of season meeting at the CFL football team’s practice facility, in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday November 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Saluting the wisdom — and the resolve — of Solomon Elimimian

Hall of Fame induction is the crowning achievement of an examplary B.C. Lions career

B.C. Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian speaks to reporters after an end of season meeting at the CFL football team’s practice facility, in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday November 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser tosses a stick into the crowd after being named the first star of the game after Vancouver defeated the Dallas Stars during an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Canuck negativity, NFL hype and more in the busy world of B.C. sports

It’s a great time of year to be a sports fan

Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser tosses a stick into the crowd after being named the first star of the game after Vancouver defeated the Dallas Stars during an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Garden decorations. Old pots with flowers in the garden

Springing into garden cleanup in the Okanagan

A GARDENER’S DIARY: Writer marks 12th year of column offering tips and tricks

  • Mar 13, 2023
Garden decorations. Old pots with flowers in the garden
Oakland Athletics’ Conner Capel (21) watches a ground rule double hit by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Miguel Vargas bounce over the fence during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

THE MOJ: Good reasons to be stuck on Cactus League baseball

Arizona spring baseball offers a chance to soak up the sport in its purest form

Oakland Athletics’ Conner Capel (21) watches a ground rule double hit by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Miguel Vargas bounce over the fence during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is seen in Montreal, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Uzelman: The economic follies of the Government of Canada – Real incomes will decline

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 8, 2023
The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is seen in Montreal, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Eliza Reid and her husband, Gudni Johannesson are shown in this handout image during his campaign in Iceland. Voters in Iceland have elected a new president, and in doing so have made the Canadian woman the Nordic nation’s new first lady. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hakon Broder Lund

COLUMN: Iceland close to closing gender gap

In honour of International Women’s Day, Vernon writer examines where one country is seeing success

Eliza Reid and her husband, Gudni Johannesson are shown in this handout image during his campaign in Iceland. Voters in Iceland have elected a new president, and in doing so have made the Canadian woman the Nordic nation’s new first lady. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hakon Broder Lund
Vancouver Canucks’ JT Miller. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

THE MOJ: For Canucks to dig themselves out of this mess, sacrifices have to be made

Big, long-term contracts need to be offloaded, even if you have to pay to do it

Vancouver Canucks’ JT Miller. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)

OPINION: Court case could kill progress on plastic pollution in Canada

‘The world is beginning to act to reduce the plastic crisis’

  • Mar 6, 2023
FILE – The Ocean Cleanup project’s latest iteration of plastic-collecting technology, the System 002, will leave Victoria and heads to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean Cleanup/ Twitter)
Smart technology and home automation are changing our relationships with our machines. (Pixabay.com)

COLUMN: Computers and machines are not people

Home automation technology uses human names

Smart technology and home automation are changing our relationships with our machines. (Pixabay.com)
A drawing of what the Jesuit mission may have looked like in 1847, courtesy of the Summerland Museum. (Contributed)

Column: Missionary letters from 1845-47 reveal historical insights about the Shuswap

Shuswap Passion by Jim Cooperman

  • Mar 5, 2023
A drawing of what the Jesuit mission may have looked like in 1847, courtesy of the Summerland Museum. (Contributed)
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