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Remembering Vimy: A Victoria photographer captures images of a monument to the iconic battle

Remembering Vimy: A Victoria photographer captures images of a monument to the iconic battle

Blair Ketcheson was hired in 2007 to shoot a series of images of the newly restored memorial, and became hooked on the history of the battle
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Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Geoff Johnson: Survey fails to look more deeply at why kids feel less positive about school

Kids who responded to the 2023 sa国际传媒 Adolescent Health Survey felt less positive about all aspects of their school experience than youth in the 2018 report
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David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

David Sovka: Cat and dog people have their differences, but they're equally nutty

I鈥檒l bet you know at least one crazy cat lady AND somebody who describes him/herself as a dog鈥檚 鈥渄ad/mom,鈥� which is biologically impossible
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Our Community: More hygiene products needed; caddie lands scholarship; Reybots heading to championships

Our Community: More hygiene products needed; caddie lands scholarship; Reybots heading to championships

Soap for Hope sa国际传媒 collected almost 32,500 kilograms of gently used hygiene products and linens that would otherwise have ended up in the landfill.
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Landlocked: As Island farmers adapt to climate change, lack of land a persistent problem

Landlocked: As Island farmers adapt to climate change, lack of land a persistent problem

Farmers use everything from grafting to greenhouses to protect crops from extreme weather, but one problem that鈥檚 harder to solve is the shortage of affordable land
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Trevor Hancock: The toxic effects of advertising on our health

Trevor Hancock: The toxic effects of advertising on our health

Getting people to want and purchase more has adverse effects on both people and the planet
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Geoff Johnson: Teaching is changing, along with the kids

Geoff Johnson: Teaching is changing, along with the kids

Beyond the traditional teacher roles, a classroom full of more sophisticated and technologically competent kids expect more from their teacher
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Our Community: Science and music mix in new program, John Hillman celebrates 105 years

Our Community: Science and music mix in new program, John Hillman celebrates 105 years

A roundup of good news from around our community. This week: Seniors pitch in to raise funds for cancer facility and the Women鈥檚 Transition House marks 50 years.
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In sa国际传媒's forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

In sa国际传媒's forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Worsening climate change is shining a spotlight on 鈥榞aps鈥� in the science of forest hydrology, especially around extremes such as flooding
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'We need to be vigilant': Declining humpback whale population blamed on warming waters

'We need to be vigilant': Declining humpback whale population blamed on warming waters

Researchers and scientists hope this study will be a "whale-sized dose" of motivation to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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