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Trevor Hancock: Health requires a well-being society

Even here in sa国际传媒, there are 颅dramatic inequalities in health.

Jan 16, 2022 8:01 AM Read more >

Our Community: Brother of girl who died of rare disease asks people to do good in her honour

鈥淚 want my sister鈥檚 spirit to live on, inspiring the 颅people she loved and those she never got the chance to meet,鈥� says Felix Townsin.

Jan 9, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Pandemic inspires musician to trade Toronto apartment for van to Victoria

With the pandemic ramping up, it can feel therapeutic to revisit simpler times.

Jan 9, 2022 5:04 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Human sniffers help make air-quality tracking more accurate

A city鈥檚 smellscape changes as we move out and about, depending on where we are, the time of day, and the time of year.

Jan 9, 2022 5:03 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: New film version of Macbeth shows its relevance to modern students

Despite its age, Macbeth remains relevant in the 21st century.

Jan 9, 2022 5:02 AM Read more >

Lawrie McFarlane: Government chickens out of acting on drug-price advice

Drugs for rare diseases can cost anywhere from $300,000 for a one-time treatment to $2 million every year throughout the patient鈥檚 life.

Jan 9, 2022 5:01 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Let's not make the next 50 years a repeat of the last

2022 marks 50 years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in June 1972. The years have seen very serious setbacks for the global environment, says Trevor Hancock.

Jan 9, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

A Capital time: When Victoria was a hockey mecca

The West Coast, and in particular the city of Victoria, was once a hockey mecca, where superstars flourished, multiple Hall of Famers were made and big victories 鈥� yes, even the Stanley Cup of 1925 鈥� were won.

Jan 2, 2022 11:05 AM Read more >

Our Community: Murals, pop-up performances to spring up in Victoria neighbourhoods

Jan 2, 2022 11:02 AM Read more >

Lawrie McFarlane: No group has a monopoly on virtue 鈥� or suffering

Jan 2, 2022 11:01 AM Read more >