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Editorial: Hunting housing solutions

Expanding the foreign homebuyers’ tax to Greater Victoria is one of 32 recommendations by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s local politicians to try to fix the seemingly intractable housing problem. The report from the Union of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Freeze in the dark

To the barricades! The perfidious Albertans dare to threaten us? We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Editorial: Andrew Wilkinson’s tough task

Editorial: Andrew Wilkinson’s tough task

Andrew Wilkinson, the new leader of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberal Party, promises to drive a wedge between the NDP and the Greens. First, however, he will have to heal divisions in his own party.

Editorial: Too many drugs for seniors

Too many drugs are being administered to seniors in care facilities, but it appears that things are beginning to change. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Minister of loneliness

It is unlikely that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s government, despite its progressive attitudes, will follow Britain’s lead and name a “minister for loneliness.

Editorial: Dave Barrett’s legacy lives on

Whether we loved him or hated him, there is one thing we should all agree on: Dave Barrett changed this province for the better. It would be hard to overstate his impact on British Columbia.

Editorial: Hard choices on ICBC

As a commercial entity, ICBC is in desperate trouble. The corporation is forecasting a loss of $1.3 billion in the current fiscal year. Yet in 2016, the company predicted red ink in the region of a mere $11 million.

Editorial: Overdose toll rises

The number of deaths from illicit drug overdoses last year was as grim as experts feared, but there is hope because the rate dipped near the end of 2017. Figures released by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Editorial: Cracking down on pot

The City of Victoria just got some help from the courts in reining in the Wild West of marijuana shops in the municipality.

Editorial: Safety rules needed

The death of an Oak Bay man has shone a spotlight on the safety of increasingly popular trampoline parks. Jay Greenwood, 46, died after being injured when he fell into a foam pit at Richmond’s Extreme Air Park on Jan. 20.