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In this 150th anniversary of the creation of sa国际传媒, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867. British Columbia was still a colony, administered by appointees from England.

Five weeks ago, we warned the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls was in crisis, and urgent action was needed to rescue it. Now the crisis has deepened.

One of the small number of Vancouver Island physicians providing medically assisted dying has withdrawn his services, and two more are considering doing so. Others have set limits on how far they will travel to see end-of-life patients.

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Metchosin wants to buy a piece of its history and create a piece of its future. The district has its eye on Metchosin Elementary School, which was recently listed for sale for $1.5 million.

A 26-year-old woman is in hospital with serious head and back injuries after she tried to jump off a cliff at Thetis Lake. For the woman and those who care about her, it鈥檚 a devastating end to what should have been a day of summer fun.

A new window has opened on the epidemic of overdose deaths engulfing our province. It is being alleged in the U.S. that some manufacturers of opioid drugs misled physicians about the addictive power of these medications.

Accountability for the wrongful firings of seven Ministry of Health researchers is long overdue, but bit by painful bit, the sa国际传媒 government is trying to undo some of the damage.

When our premier-designate, John Horgan, is sworn in on July 18, it looks as if he will be taking two oaths. One is the oath of office, administered by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon.

Among the many things that could change in sa国际传媒 under the New Democratic Party government, some regional politicians hope to see speed cameras on the Malahat. New premier John Horgan should grant their wish.