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Monique Keiran: Scope for feedback on Trans Mountain limited in current consultation

Monique Keiran: Scope for feedback on Trans Mountain limited in current consultation

I recently wrote about the drama that today’s pipeline projects seem to guarantee. This coming week wraps up the current ­episode in the 2021 season of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Why does COVID-19 kill so many seniors in long-term care?

Why does COVID-19 kill so many seniors in long-term care?

COVID-19 has killed more people in long-term care homes than anywhere else in British Columbia. Now, a sweeping new study is setting out to answer the question: Why them? The study, which involves over a dozen of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Lawrie McFarlane: O'Toole needs to lay out a route back to fiscal sanity

Lawrie McFarlane: O'Toole needs to lay out a route back to fiscal sanity

Since Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has shown himself clueless about framing a ­platform for the next federal election, let me do it for him. Start with why Donald Trump got elected in 2016. In part, he lucked out in his ­opponent.
Martin Segger: Victoria's facadism problem

Martin Segger: Victoria's facadism problem

I inherited my great grandfather’s pocket knife. My grandfather replaced the blade. My father replaced the haft. I now own my great grandfather’s pocket knife. It is authentic.
Our Community: Home-care companies surprise seniors with Valentine's gifts

Our Community: Home-care companies surprise seniors with Valentine's gifts

Caregivers at two Vancouver Island businesses that provide at-home care to seniors have launched a Valentine’s Day gift-giving program to bring joy to clients who are not only alone but isolated from friends and family.
Lawrie McFarlane: Why has no Canadian premier ever become prime minister?

Lawrie McFarlane: Why has no Canadian premier ever become prime minister?

It seems remarkable that of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s 28 prime ministers, not a single one was ever the premier of a province or territory. Any number certainly had the ­qualifications required for the job.
Geoff Johnson: Students need to learn about consequences of spreading disinformation

Geoff Johnson: Students need to learn about consequences of spreading disinformation

Technology has changed the way we adults, and more importantly, our kids, interact with each other.
Anny Scoones: For Valentine's and Family Day, a selection of Canadian inventions

Anny Scoones: For Valentine's and Family Day, a selection of Canadian inventions

This week, I discovered a very ­entertaining and informative book — the type of book that you can thumb through or read ­thoroughly, the type of easy reading that might send you into a dreamy trance, or get you pondering what life is all about.
Monique Kieran: Spare a thought for the nickel on the 100th anniversary of its conception

Monique Kieran: Spare a thought for the nickel on the 100th anniversary of its conception

We tend not to carry much cash these days, and even less of it as change.
Charla Huber: We can celebrate and be disappointed at the same time

Charla Huber: We can celebrate and be disappointed at the same time

Over the past 11 months, we’ve all had to learn to celebrate big accomplishments ­differently. I’ve known people who have had babies, gotten married or graduated from high school, and each of these big events has had to be celebrated differently.