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Geoff Johnson: Best way for students to learn about democracy is to experience it

Learning textbook definitions of democracy is not going to be the way our kids learn what democracy is

Jun 4, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Nose for trouble: sa国际传媒 scientists brace for a deadly bat fungus

White-nose syndrome, with up to a 95 per cent mortality rate, has killed millions of bats in North America. Recently, the fungus was found in a bat guano sample in sa国际传媒, prompting scientists to ramp up surveillance programs

May 28, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Maybe we should try real capitalism for a change

When we see capital largely or only in economic terms, we end up building economic capital by depleting other forms of capital: natural, human and social

May 28, 2023 4:20 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Drug paraphernalia could be a life-saving tool for teens

Some of the worst decisions I ever made were when I was young, because I wasn鈥檛 thinking things through. I wasn鈥檛 reflecting on risks.

May 28, 2023 4:15 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: The secret life of the candy-striped spider

A researcher captured images of the tiny spider massacring a group of sleeping wasps during the night on the Saanich Peninsula

May 28, 2023 4:10 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Achievement is no substitute for accomplishment

In holding up externally determined achievement as the culmination of learning, we may be ignoring the greater importance of helping kids experience the much higher educational value of self-directed accomplishment

May 28, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Our Community: New machines added to Victoria public works cards; gala raises $790K

Cards honour the lifters, digger and trimmers in the city鈥檚 public-works department.

May 28, 2023 1:10 AM Read more >

Festival fun: What's on tap for Vancouver Island this summer

Our annual summer event preview touches on 75 things to do on the Island, from multi-day music festivals to small-scale community gatherings

May 21, 2023 5:50 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Provincial meddling in school boards not helpful

Provincial governments in Ontario and Quebec are both pursuing legislation that school trustees say will weaken their role

May 21, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Those with good intentions can unintentionally tokenize

I don鈥檛 ever want to be selected for something just because I am Indigenous. I want to be selected because I am skilled, talented and offer value.

May 21, 2023 4:20 AM Read more >