Opinion

Canadian economists received a pleasant surprise this year: Expenditure growth on public health care in Canada finally appears to be slowing down.

Nine months after the closure of the Victoria Youth Custody Centre was announced, the facility is still technically functioning in ghost mode, a shadow of its former self.

Sadly, Target Canada’s $5-billion adventure is over. The company had enjoyed significant attention and the quasi-admiration of the country’s public for more than two years.

After the horrific events in Paris this month, I’ve been having a difficult time choosing what to share about Judaism that might interest you, our reader.

The start of another year is a good time to assess the past and focus on future possibilities, and B.C.’s mineral exploration and development industry is no exception. The innovative and resilient people working in B.C.

It's happened to me. It's happened to you. The ferry is leaving and you are left on the wrong side of the Salish Sea. Imagine it happened on New Year's Eve.

Among the many things that puzzle me: why so many private things happen in public. This occurred to me while strolling around downtown Victoria. I walked past a brightly-lit nail salon with big windows.

It’s one of the more exhaustive report cards issued on what a ministry does and how it goes about doing it.

So your soon-to-be five-year-old will be heading into kindergarten in September.

Three years ago, when my son was entering kindergarten, I heard about a nature kindergarten pilot project at a school in Colwood. The kids would spend most of the day outside, playing and learning in all weather.