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Editorial: Hospital death rates falling

At the start of the 20th century, 75 per cent of Canadians died before age 65. Back then, survival was largely determined by the three Ls — lifestyle, lineage and luck.

Editorial: Add more steps to healing path

The multi-agency effort to enhance and co-ordinate services for those suffering from severe addictions and mental-health problems in downtown Victoria is a positive step, but more steps are needed.

Editorial: Return to sender

It’s no secret that Canadians’ shift away from letters and cards to electronic methods of staying in touch has been tough on Canada Post. In the past five years alone, mail volumes have fallen almost 20 per cent, the Crown corporation says.

Editorial: A hand for the handrails

It could be a much-needed safety improvement, or it could be proof of the “wussification” of modern society.

Editorial: Clark comments muddy waters

Premier Christy Clark has twisted the already-confusing sewage-treatment issue into a new knot with comments that have befuddled both the long-suffering taxpayers and the equally long-suffering people who have to build the new treatment system.

Editorial: ALR rules not carved in stone

Any plans for a chicken operation or a feedlot in the middle of a Saanich neighbourhood are almost certain to raise a stink.

Editorial: A matter of high interest

A payday-loan company has been ordered by Consumer Protection B.C. to begin repayment of about $1 million in illegal fees it charged on 68,000 loans. The company charged extra fees when it issued loans in the form of cash cards, which contravenes B.

What can Canada do about Libya? Not much

The one unfailing effect of international crises like the one now being played out in Libya is to reveal this country's grossly inflated sense of its own importance. "What should Canada's position be?" we earnestly ask ourselves.