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Trevor Hancock: Is B.C. about to radically transform governance?

Trevor Hancock: Is B.C. about to radically transform governance?

If a draft framework is adopted, the B.C. government would commit to the conservation and management of ecosystem health and biodiversity as an overarching priority
David Sovka: Good night, sleep tight — and something about bedbugs ...

David Sovka: Good night, sleep tight — and something about bedbugs ...

The risk of bedbugs goes up dramatically for people who enjoy sleeping, particularly sleeping in a bed
Geoff Johnson: No single right answer in direct instruction versus inquiry-based learning debate

Geoff Johnson: No single right answer in direct instruction versus inquiry-based learning debate

When it comes to learning, both direct instruction and inquiry-based learning play a role
Unforgotten: ID specialist hunts for clues to put names to unidentified bodies

Unforgotten: ID specialist hunts for clues to put names to unidentified bodies

“You always want to bring closure to a file, and to the people who knew them,” says Laura Yazedjian, a Victoria-born forensic pathologist
Our Community: Mascot tagged; Indigenous scholarships; art donation

Our Community: Mascot tagged; Indigenous scholarships; art donation

Alto was carrying on a tradition that began when then-mayor Hugh Stephen presented the first Wallace with his dog tag in 1969.
'It was cathartic for them': Coffee with a Cop a chance to build relationships

'It was cathartic for them': Coffee with a Cop a chance to build relationships

The initiative was launched in Hawthorne, California, in 2011, because local officers were looking for a way to interact with the people in their community
Trevor Hancock: Fossil-fuel industry doubling down, pushing for growth

Trevor Hancock: Fossil-fuel industry doubling down, pushing for growth

In the U.S., the Biden administration approved nearly 10,000 oil and gas drilling permits on public lands in its first three years, while Donald Trump is moronically pledging to “drill baby, drill”
Monique Keiran: Vital kelp forests are more vulnerable to change than ever

Monique Keiran: Vital kelp forests are more vulnerable to change than ever

Since 1950, 40 to 60 per cent of the world’s kelp forests have either suffered damage or disappeared
Geoff Johnson: Back-to-basics push about politics and the past, not the future

Geoff Johnson: Back-to-basics push about politics and the past, not the future

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce thinks Ontario’s teaching of reading needs smartening up, even though Ontario ranked second overall in reading internationally and nationally
Our Community: Hand project raising funds, Oak Bay votes for fox's den sculpture

Our Community: Hand project raising funds, Oak Bay votes for fox's den sculpture

The Victoria Hand Project, which helps create prosthetic arms and hands, is working with local partners to open a new clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine