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Victoria will get its first supervised consumption site for illicit drug users, another piece in the puzzle as we struggle to control a crisis that has killed more than 1,700 people since 2016.

The NDP is putting its stamp on government, and that stamp should include appointing people based on merit and expertise, rather than political loyalty. The recently departed sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

In this 150th anniversary of the creation of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867.

After promising for seven years to repeal Obama-care at the first opportunity, Republicans in the U.S. have failed to follow through. Although sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s system of governance is different, the debacle poses questions that have some meaning here.

Christy Clark is leaving politics after a remarkable career that took her from the political wilderness to unexpected victories — and then to unexpected defeat. Clark, who steps down today as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

ICBC is up a creek, and the NDP has chucked away two of the paddles it might have used. The cost of settling minor claims for car crashes has risen 365 per cent since 2000. Even though sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Nanaimo city hall is broken, and there is no sign that anyone is going to fix it. For bewildered Nanaimo residents, questions abound, but answers and solutions are nowhere to be found when even the facts are unclear.

Immigrants are generally welcomed on Vancouver Island, but a distinctly unwelcome arrival is among the smallest of newcomers: It’s Borrelia burgdorferi, the microorganism that causes Lyme disease.

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 again marvelled at the agricultural potential of the Interior.

A recent comparison of family medicine in 11 developed countries ranks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ at or near the bottom in most categories. The report, published by the Commonwealth Foundation, makes grim reading.