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Comment: Along with straws, think of public safety and the economy

Comment: Along with straws, think of public safety and the economy

A commentary by a Victoria resident. An April 4 letter to the editor prompted the question: “What did Liberals ruin other than straws?” A...

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Letters April 7: Tariffs on penguins; health care is no easy fix

Letters April 7: Tariffs on penguins; health care is no easy fix

Of the 186 countries around the world that Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on, included are the Heard and McDonald Islands in the Antarctic. The...

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Gene Miller: Moving UVic downtown would be a win for both the university and the core

Gene Miller: Moving UVic downtown would be a win for both the university and the core

Readers of this column may remember a proposal to re-brand Victoria as the Capital of Thought. I like the idea because it aims to set downtown on an...

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Monique Keiran: Tough times for pollinators, but there is hope for some butterflies

Monique Keiran: Tough times for pollinators, but there is hope for some butterflies

Spring is the season of the birds and the bees. Some people may snigger at that statement, but it’s relevant on multiple levels. At this time of...

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Trevor Hancock: With cruelty reigning to the south, Canada needs to keep flame of kindness burning

Trevor Hancock: With cruelty reigning to the south, Canada needs to keep flame of kindness burning

Back in the late 1980s, the first President Bush expressed a wish for a kinder, gentler nation. A joke going around at the time, I recall, was that he...

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Letters April 5: John A. Macdonald statue; infrastructure before housing

Letters April 5: John A. Macdonald statue; infrastructure before housing

Now that pride in Canada is back in vogue thanks to the renewed “manifest destiny” musings of Donald Trump, perhaps it’s time Victoria revisited...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: What the next generation will inherit

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Editorial: Crazy times at the B.C. legislature

Editorial: Crazy times at the B.C. legislature

It has been a crazy year thanks to the on-again, off-again tariff talk with the United States, and a crazy week with gas prices dropping and soaring...

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Letters April 4: Repurpose material from demolition; schools need lockers

Letters April 4: Repurpose material from demolition; schools need lockers

Every day, my commute takes me past the old Howard Johnson Hotel site in downtown Nanaimo. Witnessing the demolition of this once-vibrant facility...

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Editorial: We still need a serious study about the safer drug supply

Editorial: We still need a serious study about the safer drug supply

A new study shows that drug overdose hospitalizations increased by 33 per cent after the safer drug supply program was introduced in 2020. The safer...

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Comment: Correcting the narrative about the affordable housing shortage

Comment: Correcting the narrative about the affordable housing shortage

A commentary by a James Bay resident and former public ­servant. Victoria’s affordable housing crisis is worsening — 1,252 people are waiting...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Donald Trump's relationship with countries around the world

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Letters April 3: Only citizens deserve to vote; election sign vandalism

Letters April 3: Only citizens deserve to vote; election sign vandalism

Re: “Permanent residents should be able to vote,” letter, April 1. As an immigrant, I would like to disagree. Although we became permanent...

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Letters April 2: B.C. Ferries' new vessels; we need more government housing

Letters April 2: B.C. Ferries' new vessels; we need more government housing

The Office of the B.C. Ferries Commissioner approved four of the five new ­vessels requested by B.C. Ferries, essentially keeping capacity status...

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Comment: City’s new official plan is bad news for Victoria

Comment: City’s new official plan is bad news for Victoria

A commentary by a former public servant who lives in James Bay. Someone I know recently described Victoria’s Official Community Plan (OCP) as...

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Letters April 1: Talk about homelessness; election signs; don't let Uber expand

Letters April 1: Talk about homelessness; election signs; don't let Uber expand

While I applaud all parties who strongly pursue policies that protect and promote Canadian interests lately, I feel something is being overlooked....

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A neighbour is clawing at our house

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Letters March 31: Eby's change of heart; life of a landlord

Letters March 31: Eby's change of heart; life of a landlord

As a small scale mom-and-pop style landlord for about 20 years I can tell you this about greedy evil profit-chasing landlords: If I had taken the...

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Comment: Anti-trans repression could happen here tomorrow — unless we speak out

Comment: Anti-trans repression could happen here tomorrow — unless we speak out

A commentary by the president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University. In past years, the International Transgender Day of Visibility has been...

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Comment: From centre of shopping to Centre for Dialogue?

Comment: From centre of shopping to Centre for Dialogue?

With the presumed closing soon of the Hudson’s Bay store at Government and Fort, it seems we are about to lose a key anchor of the Bay Centre. We...

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Sandra Richardson: Let’s stand up for the charitable sector in times of uncertainty

Sandra Richardson: Let’s stand up for the charitable sector in times of uncertainty

These past weeks have been a roller coaster of uncertainty and shifting priorities creating ripples of uncertainty for every community across the...

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Worried about bird flu? Cooked eggs OK, but stay away from bird-poop burgers

Worried about bird flu? Cooked eggs OK, but stay away from bird-poop burgers

CALGARY ZOO, ALBERTA, June 2, 1975 — In a violent and disturbing clash between species, a human child was forced to eat bird feces at the “Dinny...

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Letters March 29: Interprovincial trade barriers; voting options limited

Letters March 29: Interprovincial trade barriers; voting options limited

Re: “Open books, landlords, show us the numbers,” letter, March 27. If you do simple math, you would discover that the landlord is actually...

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Comment: Point Roberts should be Canadian, so let's go for it

Comment: Point Roberts should be Canadian, so let's go for it

A commentary by a Victoria resident. Given Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the U.S. annexing Canada, it’s only fair that we get ahead of the curve...

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Editorial: Canada must do more to fight child exploitation

Editorial: Canada must do more to fight child exploitation

Between 2014 and 2023, the number of reported online sexual offences against children in Canada more than doubled, to 2,500 a year from 1,100. Child...

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Letters March 28: Drug decriminalization; option for moderate housing growth

Letters March 28: Drug decriminalization; option for moderate housing growth

Thank you for the March 26 front page article on B.C. drug decriminalization, safer supply leading to more hospitalization. Every day we see the...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Bill 7 would make David Eby an autocrat

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Comment: Let’s give a dam for Vancouver Island’s only heritage river

Comment: Let’s give a dam for Vancouver Island’s only heritage river

A commentary. Sulsulxumaat Cindy Daniels is Chief of Cowichan Tribes and Kate Segall is chair of the Cowichan Valley Regional District, director for...

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Letters March 27: Landlords' crocodile tears; informed voters

Letters March 27: Landlords' crocodile tears; informed voters

Yet another letter-writer (who is, presumably, also a landlord) bristles against B.C.’s three per cent cap on rent increases. The writer asks:...

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Letters March 26: Lamenting Bay store closings; election musings; B.C. budget shortfall

Letters March 26: Lamenting Bay store closings; election musings; B.C. budget shortfall

Re: “End of carbon tax leaves $1.5B hole in B.C. budget,” March 20. The article substantially underestimates the cost of killing the carbon tax by...

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Comment: All British Columbians should stand up to autocracy

Comment: All British Columbians should stand up to autocracy

A commentary by a former ­premier of British Columbia. We live in troubling times. People are frightened and feel vulnerable. Taking advantage of...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: The election race begins

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Letters March 25: Targeting Teslas; Saanich paid too much for land; Eby's power grab

Letters March 25: Targeting Teslas; Saanich paid too much for land; Eby's power grab

Full disclosure; I can’t stand Elon Musk, and even more so, I would rather push my Dodge Ram than drive a Tesla. He is tearing apart the American...

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Opinion: B.C.'s Bill 7 an 'unnecessary power grab,' says former premier

Opinion: B.C.'s Bill 7 an 'unnecessary power grab,' says former premier

We live in troubling times. People are frightened and feel vulnerable. Taking advantage of that David Eby’s Bill 7 tries to establish autocratic...

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Letters March 24: Rhymes for election time; indoor pickleball; a gift of eggs

Letters March 24: Rhymes for election time; indoor pickleball; a gift of eggs

Well, here we are into an election with no shortage of existential issues facing Canada and the world. The rise of sloganism in our political...

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Letters March 23: Canadian coffee; MSP premiums; B.C. rent control

Letters March 23: Canadian coffee; MSP premiums; B.C. rent control

I was recently onboard one of B.C. Ferries’ larger ships and thought I would purchase a coffee to take the edge off the cold as I stood on the outer...

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Monique Keiran: Cutting the carbon tax will be costly in the long run, as climate costs rise

Monique Keiran: Cutting the carbon tax will be costly in the long run, as climate costs rise

Tornadoes, high winds, blinding dust storms, floods, fast-moving wildfires — U.S. states from Pennsylvania to Texas to Missouri endured...

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Gene Miller: Here's how to build a 12-unit houseplex in Victoria for $376,000 per suite

Gene Miller: Here's how to build a 12-unit houseplex in Victoria for $376,000 per suite

I keep thinking of houseplexes. A houseplex is a large house subdivided into self-contained suites. If you walk/pedal/drive by one, a houseplex looks...

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Comment: Eby’s Bill 7 continues a troubling pattern, but it can be stopped

Comment: Eby’s Bill 7 continues a troubling pattern, but it can be stopped

A commentary by a North Vancouver-based writer. Premier David Eby’s proposed Bill 7 would effectively suspend the democratic process in British...

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Letters March 22: Trump's preference for PM; Hudson's Bay closures

Letters March 22: Trump's preference for PM; Hudson's Bay closures

Much is being made of Donald Trump’s assertion that he would prefer to work with a Canadian government led by a Liberal than a Conservative....

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Letters March 21: Carney's citizenships; Point Roberts; Mann Avenue bike lanes

Letters March 21: Carney's citizenships; Point Roberts; Mann Avenue bike lanes

I have noted with alarm the attacks on Tesla dealerships, chargers and judgy looks directed at Tesla owners. I’m not fond of Elon Musk, his brand of...

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Editorial: Government's Bill 7 is a disgraceful overreach

Editorial: Government's Bill 7 is a disgraceful overreach

If there were any doubt that ­Premier David Eby lacks respect for the ­provincial legislature, he has removed it. His government has tabled...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Juggling household finances

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Comment: Don't hurt the local economy during this trade war

Comment: Don't hurt the local economy during this trade war

A commentary by the chief executive officer of the Downtown Victoria Business Association. What I’m about to say may make you mad. I don’t think...

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Letters March 20: Neighbouring pool facilities; torching Teslas

Letters March 20: Neighbouring pool facilities; torching Teslas

Re: “Grocers going all in to weed out goods from U.S.,” March 18. The article outlines what many of us have observed in our local grocery stores....

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Letters March 19: Saanich budget; Eby's Bill 7; speculation tax is tariff

Letters March 19: Saanich budget; Eby's Bill 7; speculation tax is tariff

I find it ironic that Premier David Eby’s rationale for Bill 7 legislation is that it allows him to move quickly to prevent harm to the B.C....

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Letters March 18: Becoming a dictator; unhappy with Laurel Collins; Musk's good works

Letters March 18: Becoming a dictator; unhappy with Laurel Collins; Musk's good works

Perhaps the first warning sign was when our “Father Knows Best” premier usurped municipal power over development, leaving communities with already...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Pierre Poilievre's Axe the Tax slogan

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David Sovka: It's time to wet the shamrock and pretend to be Irish

David Sovka: It's time to wet the shamrock and pretend to be Irish

Like many Canadians, my genetic heritage is a Hungarian goulash of races and cultures, but not actually from Hungary. According to my mother, I am...

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Letters March 17: Serve your full term; praise for Dr. Henry; unite behind PM

Letters March 17: Serve your full term; praise for Dr. Henry; unite behind PM

Re: “When politicians break their contracts,” letter, March 15. The $200,000 figure quoted as the cost to taxpayers for the apparent betrayal of a...

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