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In this 150th anniversary of the creation of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867. Through the year, one issue seemed to be bigger than all the rest.

An elementary school without a playground is missing more than swings, slides and ladders. It’s missing fun, exercise and all the little things children learn when they play.

If the past is any guide, 12,000 Canadians will be hospitalized with flu over the next 12 months, and 3,500 of them will die. Many, if not most, of those deaths are preventable. The reason for this grim state of affairs is well known.

Young people who are pushed out of government care at age 19 too often disappear into a life of poverty and neglect. As far as the rest of society is concerned, they are out of sight and out of mind.

An innovative proposal for commuter service on the E&N line is a good test to determine if there’s any hope that the rail line will ever be used again.

People who live in the more remote areas of the capital region would like to have water piped to their homes, but their voices have been silenced.

The City of Victoria and its largest union — CUPE Local 50 — have reached a new four-year contract. This is the first time in 40 years that the city has bargained independently with the union.

In this 150th anniversary of the creation of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867. This week, the editors once again argued for this colony to join the Canadian Confederation.

The Burnside-Gorge Community Association is right to call for a halt to development of shelters and supported housing in its neighbourhoods. This isn’t a case of Nimbyism.

Dealers who hand out drugs laced with fentanyl could face manslaughter charges if their customers die, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth said on the weekend.