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The settlement of two class-action lawsuits against the RCMP and the apology by the force’s commanding officer bring to a close a difficult chapter for the national police.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed carbon tax has merits; his method for introducing it does not.

When Victoria city council voted two years ago to lower speed limits on several streets, it looked a lot like a solution in search of a problem. Now it seems the solution has become the problem.

As provincial environment ministers were meeting in Montreal Monday to work out a carbon-pricing agreement with federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell in the House of Commons.

Island Health has admitted it cannot meet the demand for ultrasound tests. The average waiting time for non-emergency scans has risen to five months, with 18,000 patients in the lineup.

Measles has been eliminated from the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization announced this week. That’s not a reason to stop vaccinating for the disease. Quite the contrary — it’s compelling evidence in support of continuing vaccinations.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s voting system is not perfect, but we should be careful not to replace it with something worse. And if major changes are to be made, they should be approved by the electorate through a referendum.

To those who see the Pacific NorthWest LNG project as an environmental threat — don’t give up. To those who see the project as the path to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s prosperity — don’t bank on it. There’s no guarantee the proposal will ever become a reality. And the B.

Upholding and respecting the law should start with the country’s highest offices, which is why federal Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef should step down from cabinet until the controversy over her birthplace is resolved.

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government has attacked the housing crisis from opposite ends of the spectrum, implementing a luxury tax on high-end homes and a surtax in Vancouver for foreign buyers.