Opinion

A speech from the throne at mid-mandate is a government’s best opportunity to push the reset button and set an agenda going into the next election.

Are science and spirit further apart than ever? Or are they beginning to converge? The Baha'i community of Victoria welcomes you to the second in a series of seven discussions to highlight the oneness of the human family.

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries recently painted a frightening portrait of Canadian health care, with projected costs growing to the point where little money will be left in provincial budgets for anything else — roads, schools, jails.

LACKADAISICAL, busy...whatever, I have not been blogging, but I have been doing things.

B.C. Treaty Commissioners conducted their annual exercise Tuesday in banging their heads against the wall in frustration over minimal progress in negotiations. The commission is the watchdog group that tries to keep the three sides — Canada, B.C.

The one government says it’s moving forward to emphasize the secular nature of its society and to unify its multicultural population.

British Columbia is often thought of as a province characterized by towering mountains and magnificent ocean views, but throughout its history — from the First Nations who have lived here for millennia to the gold rushes of the 1800s to recreational

My husband’s aunt prayed every day for our son during his heart surgeries. When she told me, I felt such relief that someone with real knowhow was praying for him.

Canada’s pension landscape is continuously evolving, and today B.C. is recognized as a leader in establishing various reforms to minimize its public-sector pension liabilities, reforms other jurisdictions are only just now beginning to implement. B.

The odd thing about Premier Christy Clark’s decision to forgo a fall legislative sitting is that this is one time being in the legislature would actually work to the government’s advantage.