Editorials Archive

A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) presents a devastating indictment of long-term care in Canada.

Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes wants to bring a casino to his municipality. He cites the revenue-raising potential, which might be in the range of $2.5 million to $3 million a year. Coun. Susan Brice says she is backing the proposal.

Testimony before the House of Commons defence committee has revealed that the federal defence minister, Harjit Sajjan, sat on allegations of sexual misconduct against Gen. Jonathan Vance for three years and made no public comment.

Down the ages, one of humanity’s most perplexing questions has been, are we alone in the universe? For the past 40 years, astronomers at the U.S.

Premier John Horgan has announced that B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam will be completed, despite delays and significant cost overruns. When the dam was first approved in 2014 by Christy Clark’s Liberal administration, the price tag was set at $8.

In a recent poll, more than 100 virologists and ­infectious disease experts around the world were asked if they thought COVID-19 is here to stay. Nearly 90 per cent believed so. They were less clear what the consequences may be.

Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt’s complaint about CFAX Radio should be seen for what it is: An attempt to muzzle a critical member of the media.

Clover Point Park has been a delightful spot for more than six decades: A place to go, no matter what the weather, to marvel at the beauty of the Juan de Fuca Strait, the Olympic Mountains, ships, kites and more.

The province’s mental health and addictions minister, Sheila Malcolmson, wants Ottawa to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use. B.C.

The online video-sharing platform YouTube has taken to banning videos that, the company states, promote harmful beliefs or contain hate-filled language. Some of this is unexceptional.