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Geoff Johnson: Story of Queen's Gambit raises questions for educators

Geoff Johnson: Story of Queen's Gambit raises questions for educators

The Queen鈥檚 Gambit, showing on Netflix, is a fictional story that follows the life of an orphaned child who is a chess prodigy, and who, with the guidance of an unlikely mentor, eventually becomes an international chess champion.
Monique Keiran: COVID's quest for world domination

Monique Keiran: COVID's quest for world domination

A dog living with humans infected with COVID-19 in Ontario recently tested positive for the virus. Infected dogs have been reported in other countries, but this is the first confirmed case of a COVID-19 pooch in sa国际传媒.
Lawrie McFarlane: Democrats' under-performance raises questions about election plank

Lawrie McFarlane: Democrats' under-performance raises questions about election plank

After defeating the Romans at the battle of Heraclea, King Pyrrhus of Epirus is said to have lamented, 鈥淥ne more such victory, and I am finished.鈥 It may well be that the U.S.
Anny Scoones: Explore the seaside with a different kind of beach book

Anny Scoones: Explore the seaside with a different kind of beach book

This week, I鈥檇 like to suggest two wonderful books to enrich an outing to the beach.
Trevor Hancock: Building healthy communities 鈥 the social dimension

Trevor Hancock: Building healthy communities 鈥 the social dimension

Last week , I suggested our region would be well served by a centre focused on how to create healthy, just and sustainable 鈥淥ne Planet鈥 communities and that it should pay attention to building community in the social sense and not just the physical d
Monique Keiran: Across the capital region, there are remnants of our wartime past

Monique Keiran: Across the capital region, there are remnants of our wartime past

The only recorded direct wartime enemy attack on sa国际传媒 soil took place during the Second World War. On June 20, 1942, a Japanese submarine fired upon the Estevan Point lighthouse, on the mid-Island鈥檚 west coast.
Lawrie McFarlane: When city council no longer respects the police

Lawrie McFarlane: When city council no longer respects the police

According to the most recent Statistics sa国际传媒 report, Victoria leads the country in newly reported non-violent crimes, such as property and drug offences.
Anny Scoones: Birding in the time of COVID-19

Anny Scoones: Birding in the time of COVID-19

The other day, a woman in Beacon Hill Park was feeding peanuts to the crows, and we had a little chat about birds, and then she said to me: 鈥淚 love all the covids!鈥 (I think she meant corvids). I love malapropisms (remember Archie Bunker?).
Geoff Johnson: How do we get young people to behave responsibly during the pandemic?

Geoff Johnson: How do we get young people to behave responsibly during the pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh, unflattering spotlight on something most Canadians would like to believe comes naturally to us, something that differentiates us from our neighbours south of the border: the importance of personal social respon
Charla Huber: Holiday magic and community spirit prevail through pandemic

Charla Huber: Holiday magic and community spirit prevail through pandemic

Last weekend was our first Halloween since COVID-19 has impacted our lives. I am a big fan of Halloween.