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Comment: Social triage is different from medical triage

Comment: Social triage is different from medical triage

A commentary by a communications strategist and former Times Colonist journalist. Thank you to Barbara Wiggins for her informed commentary on Oct....

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: In the business of giving business to other companies

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Letters Oct. 16: Vacancy chain theory; Camel Point works

Letters Oct. 16: Vacancy chain theory; Camel Point works

Re: “ ‘Vacancy chain’ deniers ignore all that proof,” letter, Oct. 14. Victoria Coun. Dave Thompson doubles down on his defence of the...

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Letters Oct. 15: James Bay boundaries; Oak Bay manor yard

Letters Oct. 15: James Bay boundaries; Oak Bay manor yard

The Times Colonist has published a stream of letters opposing a proposal for a high-rise building in James Bay on the site bounded by Quebec,...

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Comment: James Bay is being railroaded in a flawed process

Comment: James Bay is being railroaded in a flawed process

A commentary by a former president of two Canadian universities who was born and raised in Victoria and lives in James Bay. A construction project...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A look back at when the first vaccines arrived in 2021

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Letters Oct. 14: Aboriginal title; housing vacancy chain

Letters Oct. 14: Aboriginal title; housing vacancy chain

Recently I described how, beginning in 1888, B.C. ignored a decision of the highest court in the British Empire that forbade provinces from using...

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Comment: Cowichan fishing rights came from intermarriage

Comment: Cowichan fishing rights came from intermarriage

A commentary by a Musqueam Band member. As a member of the Musqueam community, I’d like to share my views on the recent court ­decision regarding...

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Comment: When will the provincial government learn from record deficits?

Comment: When will the provincial government learn from record deficits?

A commentary by the B.C. regional director of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada. The 1980s blockbuster film, Back to the Future was...

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Letters Oct. 13: Alberta finances; stand up to bullies

Letters Oct. 13: Alberta finances; stand up to bullies

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls Premier David Eby “un-Canadian,” yet she ran off to Mar-a-Lago trying to make a side deal with Donald Trump...

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Monique Keiran: Peace is in short supply these days

Monique Keiran: Peace is in short supply these days

The Nobel Committee announced that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Peace seems in...

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Gene Miller: We need buildings that capture a feeling of welcome

Gene Miller: We need buildings that capture a feeling of welcome

“Good morning, friend!” “Have a good day, folks!” “Hi neighbour, can I help you get that in the elevator?” 8,220,403,261 to go, and the...

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