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Trevor Hancock: Governments need to limit plastic production to protect health, environment

Last week, I looked at the scale of the plastics industry and its environmental impact. This week, I examine its direct impact on human health, the...

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Monique Keiran: Fend off ticks by smelling like an ant

It’s peak tick season, and the usual tick-inspired fashion statements have appeared on the trails. The shirt-tucked-into-pants look doesn’t raise...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

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Letters April 27: B.C. has four parties, not two; voter disillusioned by all parties

Re: “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” editorial, April 19. The editorial was excellent, but B.C. no longer has a two-party...

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Comment: Taylor gave his heart and spirit to the entire school

A commentary by a Victoria resident who never had Gary Taylor as a teacher or a coach, but was an ardent fan of the senior boys’ basketball team. ...

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Comment: People with drug addictions need help — but not this way

A commentary by a retired anesthesiologist who lives in Victoria. To quote Richard Rowland, “the lunatics have taken charge of the asylum.”...

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Editorial: Federal spending plans can only worsen inflation

While budgets are all about numbers, last Tuesday’s federal budget can be understood with just one statistic. The next national election must be...

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Comment: Don't blame the Indigenous community for this bad decision

A commentary written on behalf of a group of Indigenous women who are mothers, aunties, sisters and grandmothers to Indigenous children in the Greater...

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Editorial: Federal spending plans can only worsen inflation

While budgets are all about numbers, last Tuesday’s federal budget can be understood with just one statistic. The next national election must be...

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Letters April 26: Dealing with illicit drugs; the PM's wrinkled pants; cancer screening only for those with family doctors?

The crime is manufacturing and distributing illicit drugs, the criminals are the growers, the so-called labs where deadly chemicals get mixed into...

friday 10

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Decorations for Victoria's royal visit

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Comment: Don't ignore the policy ideas offered by B.C. Greens

A commentary by the leader of the B.C. Green Party. The April 20 editorial “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” notes that the...

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Letters April 25: Music belongs in our schools; NDP MPs shill for Trudeau's Liberals

Re: “Legendary Oak Bay, UVic basketball coach Taylor to be remembered in celebration of life,” April 23. Gary Taylor was obviously a much-loved...

25.04.2024 10

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Letters April 24: Nature isn't a Disney production; students have nothing to fear from police officers

The juxtaposition of two ongoing stories in the Times Colonist, the orphaned orca calf and the adventures of the elephant seal “Emerson,”...

24.04.2024 10

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Comment: The government is attacking the public, not just the lawyers

A commentary by a Victoria lawyer. I have practised law in Victoria coming on to 37 years. Over my long and wonderfully rewarding legal career, I...

24.04.2024 10

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: How's the opioid crisis going?

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23.04.2024 10

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Letters April 23: Biggest issue is decriminalization of drugs; centre-right needs to consolidate; B.C. is enabling drug addiction

Re: “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” editorial, April 20. It was quite surprising, even unbelievable, that the editorial did not...

23.04.2024 10

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Comment: With the sale of Teck coal mines, make polluters pay

Calvin Sandborn KC is a senior environmental lawyer, and Fraser Thomson is a lawyer with Ecojustice. “Clean up your own mess.” — Robert...

22.04.2024 10

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David Sovka: A few things you can do for your favourite planet on its special day

Of all the planets in our solar system, probably my favourite — top three for sure — is Earth. I have lived on the little blue planet for pretty...

22.04.2024 10

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Letters April 22: Questions about new health positions; time to switch to cycling?

Health Minister Adrian Dix has been long on promises for more than six years, and very short on results. His most recent pronouncement about...

22.04.2024 10

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Trevor Hancock: Our addiction to plastics will come back to haunt us

Monday is Earth Day, and the theme this year is Planet vs. Plastics. This is timely, because Tuesday marks the start of a week-long session in Ottawa...

21.04.2024 10

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Geoff Johnson: Legislation alone can't tackle online harms to kids

Invasion of privacy and dignity is an ongoing problem across the country. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says ­millions of cases of...

21.04.2024 10

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Emerson, the celebrity elephant seal

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20.04.2024 10

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Editorial: In this election, Eby should be put to the test

In our democracy, the majority has the right to make decisions, and the minority has the right to oppose those decisions and offer other choices. To...

20.04.2024 8

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Letters April 20: Help for renters is too little, too late; where is program for dental work?

The new federal government budget promises to move Gen Z and millennial renters out of the rental market and into the homeownership market. When the...

20.04.2024 10

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Comment: Is the stage set for some progress on public safety?

A commentary by the vice-chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, a non-partisan citizens’ advocacy group for municipal taxpayers. If you...

19.04.2024 9

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Editorial: Too early to decide on success of drug decriminalization

Three years ago, Oregon became the first American state to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs. But this month, in the face of widespread drug...

19.04.2024 10

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Letters April 19: Remembering Doug Hudson, drug use in hospitals, trying to find a doctor

I am honestly starting to believe the theories that adversaries who wish to facilitate the downfall of North America are doing so by influencing the...

19.04.2024 20

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Safety on Victoria's streets

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18.04.2024 7

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Letters April 18: Fearing for downtown safety; illicit drugs have no place in hospitals

At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, downtown Victoria saw its fifth stabbing in 30 days. Some have been in broad daylight; some have been fatal. I suspect that...

18.04.2024 10

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Letters April 17: Ferry committees unpaid, but dedicated; UVic event shows future is in good hands

Re: “Schedules work against Gulf Islands ferry users,” commentary, April 12. Many members and chairs of ferry advisory committees are disheartened...

17.04.2024 8

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Opinion: Higher density living is changing the way neighbouring works in Canada

There is growing concern about people’s unwillingness to get to know their neighbours. This concern is significant enough to have spurred research...

17.04.2024 4

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A chat with the new family doctor

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16.04.2024 8

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Letters April 16: Ferry service for Gulf Islands; exclude investors from housing; dental plan doomed to fail

Re: “Schedules work against Gulf Islands ferry users,” letter, April 12. Determining service levels and schedules for the Gulf Islands is a...

16.04.2024 9

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Letters April 15: Dental plan is kick in the teeth; where carbon tax money should go

Apparently 1.7 million uninsured seniors have registered for Canada’s new multi-billion dollar dental benefit plan billed as “free.” Designed to...

15.04.2024 8

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Comment: B.C. needs legislation that requires construction payments to be prompt

A commentary by the president of the B.C. Construction Association. British Columbians are not being paid on time for completed work in the...

15.04.2024 7

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Comment: The social costs of keeping drugs illegal

A commentary by a Victoria resident. As long as we leave it to criminals to supply illicit drugs to our addicted population, we will continue losing...

15.04.2024 7

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Monique Keiran: 'Dawn chorus' might just be a voice warm-up

As spring springs, the mornings become light earlier, and old friends, winged, leafy and otherwise, return for another growing season — the...

14.04.2024 10

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Trevor Hancock: We still have no idea of the health effects of many pollutants

Almost 45 years ago, I co-led a report titled Our ­Chemical Society for the City of Toronto’s Department of Public Health, for whom I then worked....

14.04.2024 8

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Comment: Police should not be the only adults welcomed in schools

A commentary by a former ­education minister in Alberta. Should police ­­resource/­liaison officers be in Victoria’s schools? That is for the...

13.04.2024 7

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Whale calf, ferry cancellations, and morons in the forest

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Letters April 13: Improving primary health care; ferry reservations unfair; threatened on Douglas Street

The Canadian Press reports that the “Government of B.C. will require ­hospitals to have designated space for substance use.” This seems like an...

13.04.2024 6

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: They'll be paying the bills

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12.04.2024 10

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Comment: Schedules work against Gulf Islands ferry users

A commentary by a frequent ferry user who lives on the Gulf Islands. I wish B.C. Ferries would start to understand that West Coast ferry users are...

12.04.2024 10

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Editorial: Don't be fooled: Nicotine pouches are not candy

Polls suggest that 70 per cent of ­British Columbians are dissatisfied with the province’s efforts to tackle the health-care crisis. That matches...

12.04.2024 10

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Letters April 12: Excluding the disabled, invest in the planet, cats don't stink

Victoria’s Official Community Plan survey is a classic example of the systemic ableism people with disabilities are subjected to daily. The...

12.04.2024 10

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: They'll be paying the bills

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11.04.2024 6

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Comment: Many reasons to wonder about Victoria

A commentary by a retired professional engineer and planner who lives in Victoria. A while ago I was in Singapore, and was greatly impressed by the...

11.04.2024 10

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Letters April 11: A property donation for the Art Gallery; feeling safe in hospitals

Re: “Big development on waterfront’s edge could bring new home for Art ­Gallery,” April 6. The proposal by developers to create an arts and...

11.04.2024 10

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Letters April 10: Remembering Iona Campagnolo; Vimy Memorial; a train to travel the Malahat

I was sad to read of the recent passing of our former lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo. I had the honour of meeting her on various occasions, but...

10.04.2024 9

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