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Monique Keiran: First humans in North America likely arrived by boat

For decades, archaeologists studying the earliest North Americans have argued that the first Indigenous peoples to come to the continent travelled...

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The Times Colonist

Gene Miller: The smallest practical social unit in civic life can help shore up democracy

I like my politicians scared and my fellow citizens informed and engaged. And voting. Otherwise, everything slides: The public feels it has no...

yesterday 0

The Times Colonist

Letters Nov. 8: B.C. Ferries needs reform; lessons from Zohran Mamdani

I have asked the federal government’s Transportation Standing Committee to examine the 1999 fast ferries audit before approving B.C. Ferries’ loan...

saturday 4

The Times Colonist

Comment: Federal budget is shooting itself in the foot

A commentary by the executive director of the Victoria Forum and former dean of the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria. The...

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The Times Colonist

Letters Nov. 7: Carney's elbows down; expand Speed Watch program

Re: “Carney apologizes to Trump,” Nov. 2 Apologized to Donald Trump. Really. My old Gran used to say, “Never complain, never explain.” Why? Because...

07.11.2025 3

The Times Colonist

Comment: Cowichan land decision is worth reading to understand concerns

A commentary by a Saanich resident with more than 40 years of experience addressing complex property and land title disputes in B.C. The decision...

07.11.2025 2

The Times Colonist

Letters Nov. 6: North Saanich pickleball courts; downtown traffic

Re: “North Saanich councillor calls for pickleball courts to be ripped out,” Nov. 1. We need to add more courts, not destroy existing facilities...

06.11.2025 2

The Times Colonist

Comment: Call daylight time what it is: artificial time

A commentary by a Ladysmith resident. Sunday morning was perfect — sunlight spilling in as the coffee brewed, no need to rise in darkness. That’s...

06.11.2025 1

The Times Colonist

Adrian Raeside cartoon: The B.C. forest industry song

06.11.2025 1

The Times Colonist

Les Leyne: B.C. premier says he has 'zero desire' to talk northern pipeline

Premier David Eby ratcheted up the emphasis on his hard “No” to a northern B.C. oil pipeline Wednesday, supported by coastal First Nation leaders...

06.11.2025 2

Les Leyne

Comment: Victoria is the weird kid we try to avoid

A commentary by a Saanich resident. Growing up in Gordon Head, every neighbourhood had that one weird kid. You know the type — the one who insisted...

05.11.2025 4