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Space race: Performing arts groups face dwindling venue options amid rising costs

Space race: Performing arts groups face dwindling venue options amid rising costs

It may have weathered the pandemic, but Victoria’s performing arts community is increasingly homeless in a city where property values continue to rise
Our Community: Grade 2 student designs winning holiday card, Abkhazi hosts festive market

Our Community: Grade 2 student designs winning holiday card, Abkhazi hosts festive market

Weston Taij has won Saanich’s holiday-card contest, which means he’ll have a chance to be Mayor for the Morning
Trevor Hancock: Life expectancy has grown since 1970, but so has inequality

Trevor Hancock: Life expectancy has grown since 1970, but so has inequality

In 2023, the bottom half of the world’s population got less than 10 per cent of global income, while the richest 10 per cent captured more than half
Monique Keiran: You can bag a wild turkey for Christmas dinner, but get your stewpot ready

Monique Keiran: You can bag a wild turkey for Christmas dinner, but get your stewpot ready

Rendering tender tough ol’ wild turkeys takes a different approach than for the farm-raised butterball centrepiece of the holiday feast
'I love my job': A Canadian astronaut trains (and waits) to go to space

'I love my job': A Canadian astronaut trains (and waits) to go to space

Jenni Gibbons sat down with Glacier Media to talk about becoming the third Canadian woman to become an astronaut, the job's ups and downs, and why space exploration matters.
Our Community: Greek Fest supports school lunches; Alzheimer Society hosts in-person cheque drop-off

Our Community: Greek Fest supports school lunches; Alzheimer Society hosts in-person cheque drop-off

Greek Fest Victoria donates $1,500 to McKenzie Elementary for hot lunches, while the Alzheimer Society of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ hosts an in-person Giving Day at its Victoria office.
Trevor Hancock: Desire for better public policy sparked early 'green' parties

Trevor Hancock: Desire for better public policy sparked early 'green' parties

The Values Party in New Zealand and the Ecology Party (initially called the People Party) in the U.K. were the world’s first two ecological political parties
David Sovka: What vaccines have in common with earthworms

David Sovka: What vaccines have in common with earthworms

Vaccines and earthworms quietly work to help the natural world, but neither gets the appreciation they deserve
Geoff Johnson: Parents the simplest way to protect kids from online danger

Geoff Johnson: Parents the simplest way to protect kids from online danger

Australia recently banned use of social media for those under 16, but enforcement will be a challenge
Trevor Hancock: Looking back and looking forward

Trevor Hancock: Looking back and looking forward

This is my 498th column and I am grateful for the platform the TC has provided me. But even though it has been a lot of fun — and a lot of work — all good things must come to an end.