We hear a lot about B.C.'s strong jobs performance -- it's mentioned in every speech and media appearance by our Premier and members of her government. On the surface, it sounds like a good news story with over 73,000 new jobs created in 2016 while many provinces actually lost jobs. But what the Premier doesn't say is that most of these jobs were created in Metro Vancouver and Victoria, and our longer-term track record on job creation is much less rosy.

If a principal who posts seemingly xenophobic videos and comments on her Facebook page isn't guilty of professional misconduct, who is? The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) isn't saying.

It's been over two months since the YRDSB first received complaints about Ghada Sadaka, principal of Sir Wilfrid Laurier School in Markham, Ont., who posted contentious messages about Islam and Muslims on her Facebook page. She has since apologized for those comments, saying:

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There have been reports for many years about violence and human rights abuses associated with Canadian mining activities in the developing world.

Canada is a big player in the extractive sector -- home to more than half of the world's mining companies.