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Charla Huber: The privilege of having everything you want for Christmas
My daughter asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I was sitting in our new living room, on the first new couch I’ve ever purchased in my life, and I said: “There is nothing else I need.”
Dec 11, 2022 4:15 PM
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Our Community: For those in need, a chance to get free plumbing or to win a car; giving the gift of sports
For two days, six plumbers with Rather Be Plumbing will take on calls for free for those in need, while the Victoria Cool Aid Society has once again partnered with King’s Auto Sales to offer a free car to someone deserving
Dec 11, 2022 5:16 AM
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Monique Keiran: Flooding, flu and high costs may chase turkey off Christmas table this year
The B.C. Poultry Association is warning of possible holiday turkey shortages amid a highly infectious and deadly strain of bird flu, which follows last year’s flood losses
Dec 11, 2022 5:13 AM
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Trevor Hancock: In tackling biodiversity loss, it's actions that matter, not words
The degradation of nature and loss of biodiversity is a degradation of and loss to humanity, an existential threat to society, and indeed to humanity as a whole.
Dec 11, 2022 5:12 AM
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Geoff Johnson: Book banning is on the rise again
The age-old tradition of book banning, if not burning, is alive and well and back in the local news.
Dec 11, 2022 5:12 AM
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Falling in the gap: Giant trees are still being logged amid old-growth funding lag for B.C. First Nations
The province has yet to announce significant funding to support the complex process for First Nations to consider how to preserve old growth while developing alternative sources of revenue and economic opportunities aligned with stewardship goals.
Dec 4, 2022 5:30 AM
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Our Community: Gingerbread Showcase opens, students host banquet for Ukraine
The Gingerbread Showcase, now in its 14th year, features amateur and professional bakers creating edible masterpieces that are free to view over the Christmas season.
Dec 4, 2022 3:00 AM
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Monique Keiran: Harmful beauty products the triumph of fashion sense over good sense
Although many of the most concerning substances are no longer used in beauty products in Canada, in some cases they’ve merely been replaced with other chemicals that may be just as harmful
Dec 4, 2022 12:00 AM
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Charla Huber: Amanda Todd's sextortion predator needs a global sentence
If there are victims in several countries, each country should be able to prosecute, and if proven guilty, bad actors should be serving sentences from every jurisdiction where their victims live.
Dec 4, 2022 12:00 AM
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Geoff Johnson: From 'sage on the stage' to 'guide on the side'
Access to the world of information technology has made it possible for teachers to foster the all-important role of curiosity in learning.
Dec 4, 2022 12:00 AM
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