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Hopes that the teachers鈥檚 strike would end soon were dashed when veteran labour mediator Vince Ready left the bargaining table, saying the two sides were too far apart for mediation to take place.

sa国际传媒鈥檚 premiers will work collectively to address the crisis in aboriginal child care. The decision was taken at their meeting in Charlottetown last week, when a series of brutal statistics were laid on the table.

It might sound harsh, but the call for an inquiry into the murders of aboriginal women is sexist and misleading.

The Insurance Corporation of sa国际传媒 says it must raise it rates because it is paying out more in claims than it brings in from basic auto insurance premiums. It鈥檚 asking for a 5.

Troubles arise when the past collides with the present, as illustrated by the controversies surrounding Grace Islet and James Island. These situations should teach us lessons about preventing more such collisions in the future.

The magnitude-6.0 earthquake that shook California鈥檚 Napa Valley this week wasn鈥檛 felt on Vancouver Island, but it shouldn鈥檛 go unnoticed. You know how the refrain goes: It could happen here; sooner or later, it will happen here.

It鈥檚 not too early to start thinking about the Nov. 15 municipal elections. In fact, if you are considering running for office, time is dwindling rapidly.

In September 2012, brand-new health minister Margaret MacDiarmid, saying she was 鈥渟hocked鈥� and 鈥渄eeply troubled and disturbed,鈥� announced the firing of four sa国际传媒 Health Ministry employees and the suspension of three other employees without pay.

As residents of an island, most of us have a love affair with the sea. There are almost as many boats on our shores as cars in our streets. Yet for all the ocean means to us, we have a freshwater resource that is almost as important.

The provincial government has chopped $4.2 million from the RCMP鈥檚 budget, and the police force is not taking it quietly. The RCMP has responded by slashing funds for some high-profile units that are most likely to anger ordinary British Columbians.