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The final results might not be clear for days, but Tuesday’s tight election results show that the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals have lost their connection with significant numbers of voters, and the New Democrats have found new strength.

Mr. Floatie goes to Washington — and hangs up his costume. The giant turd mascot has convinced our neighbours in Seattle that Victoria’s sewage-treatment project is finally going ahead. On Friday, James Skwarok, who inaugurated the Mr.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, so every Sunday we are looking back at editorials from our predecessor newspaper, The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle, in 1867.

This is the last of six editorials dealing with issues that could determine Tuesday’s provincial election. The first five concerned government finances, housing, the economy, environmental protection and health care. Today’s looks at education.

Langford’s green bus is rolling into the sunset — and so is its red-and-green trolley. The trolley has been a charming part of Langford’s character, but the bus was doomed from the start.

The simmering controversy over the new patient-record system at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has boiled over. Some physicians have abandoned the system, and gone back to using paper records for ordering medications and lab work.

Victoria’s 1994 Commonwealth Games covered the city in glory, and we have a chance to bring back that feeling. The city is in the running to host the Games again.

When governments shirk their responsibilities, frustrated citizens too often step in to get the work done. It will happen again in a couple of weeks, when volunteers clean up derelict boats in Cadboro Bay.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, so every Sunday we are looking back at editorials from our predecessor newspaper, The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle, in 1867.

This is the fifth of six editorials we will publish ahead of the provincial election on May 9. The first four dealt with government finances, housing, proposals for managing the economy, and environmental protection. Today’s looks at health care.