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Today is the anniversary of perhaps the most dramatic moment in our country鈥檚 recent history. On Oct. 16, 1970, prime minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act to put down a terrorist movement in Quebec that threatened civil war.

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Oak Bay has approved a 30-year plan to solve the problem of effluent contaminating beaches when heavy rains overtax its sewage system. That might seem like a long time, but the problem is more than a century old.

The Island Corridor Foundation says it has complete confidence in CEO Graham Bruce, but if the public is to have confidence in the ICF, the foundation needs to be more transparent, including making public a solid business plan for restoring rail serv

Owning exotic pets is a growing problem, posing dangers to humans, to the environment and to the animals themselves. But the issue is poorly regulated, with laws varying from one level of government to another, and from province to province.

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Given that the Supreme Court has ruled the federal government cannot make fundamental changes to the Senate without constitutional reform and the co-operation of the provinces, the prospects for abolition or major reform are microscopic.