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January 4, 2007
- Let's respect our veterans' wishes DAWSON CITY It seemed a simple enough proposal. Of the 619,636 Canadians who served during the Great War, only three are still alive.
- Will the Games be a flop or a proud legacy? In fewer than 50 days, Whitehorse will be hosting the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Preparations have been going on for some time now, and, according to reports in the media, we are all set to go.
January 3, 2007
- Allan Fotheringham Vancouver has three years to clean up WHISTLER, B.C. The date is Feb. 12, 2010, where for 16 days this little town two hours north of Vancouver will be the centre of world television and don't you think we're proud and a little nervous.
January 1, 2007
- Gwynne Dyer Saddam was hanged for the wrong reason LONDON It was not the Iraqi government but its American masters that chose to execute Saddam Hussein in a great rush as soon as the first sentence was confirmed, thus cancelling all the other trials on far graver charges that awaited him.
December 29, 2006
- Ringing in the New Year literally DAWSON CITY An era came to an end on Christmas Eve during the candlelight service at St. Paul's Anglican Church.
December 28, 2006
- GWYNNE DYER Capping another turbulent year of mayhem LONDON It's been one of the slower years, in hard news terms: no great events, few surprises, and no real shocks.
December 22, 2006
- Political correctness has run amok The Christmas season is upon us once more, and it appears that every year someone in public office somewhere decides it is politically incorrect to have reminders of Christmas in government buildings or even any public buildings.