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East Sooke writer Marina Miral wants to go where no one has gone before 鈥� even though there is no way to get back. Miral, 30, got the word that she is one of 1,058 people on the short list for a mission to establish a human settlement on Mars.

The two bombs that tore through the Russian city of Volgograd this week have focused the world鈥檚 attention on the potential dangers at the Winter Olympics in February.

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When the disease we now call AIDS was first diagnosed in 1982, the prognosis for humanity appeared grave.

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When 2013 shuffles into history, it will leave behind plenty of unfinished business. In Greater Victoria, the agenda for 2014 features some classic issues that are familiar to anyone who has lived here for more than a few months.

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A major new maritime project is being considered for Port Alberni. The town鈥檚 harbour authority wants to build a $1-billion container terminal at the seaward end of Alberni Inlet.