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Les Leyne: Board’s opposition to police in schools puts racialized people in ‘victim role,’ says youth counsellor

Les Leyne: Board’s opposition to police in schools puts racialized people in ‘victim role,’ says youth counsellor

“I’m tired of white people indoctrinating racialized children into thinking they aren’t safe from police here in Victoria,” Mia Golden told the Greater Victoria School Board.
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Letters May 1: James Bay a victim in TC 10K; councillor's comment shows her true colours

Letters May 1: James Bay a victim in TC 10K; councillor's comment shows her true colours

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Les Leyne: Public safety overlooked in decriminalization

Les Leyne: Public safety overlooked in decriminalization

Pilot program preparation failed to anticipate uncontrollable increase in public drug use and its impact.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon, April 30: Meeting those housing quotas

Adrian Raeside cartoon, April 30: Meeting those housing quotas

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Comment: We need new thinking to tackle the overdose crisis

Comment: We need new thinking to tackle the overdose crisis

By 2023, the number of deaths from illegal drugs had increased to 2,546. Understanding how this increase has come about is crucial to addressing the problem.
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Comment: Victoria is hurting small businesses

Comment: Victoria is hurting small businesses

Owning a small business is hard, but there are some elements of doing business in Victoria that make it even harder.
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Letters April 30: We can easily save old growth; VicPD must enforce red-light runners

Letters April 30: We can easily save old growth; VicPD must enforce red-light runners

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Trevor Hancock: Governments need to limit plastic production to protect health, environment

Trevor Hancock: Governments need to limit plastic production to protect health, environment

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest plastic additive chemicals are present in the bodies of nearly all Americans
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Monique Keiran: Fend off ticks by smelling like an ant

Monique Keiran: Fend off ticks by smelling like an ant

Researchers at SFU who discovered ticks avoid surfaces where ants have been hope to get a patent to make an ant-pheromone topical repellent to protect hikers and campers.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

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