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EDITORIAL – Shoplifting squeezes Sooke’s businesses

EDITORIAL – Shoplifting squeezes Sooke’s businesses

Rising theft forces price hikes, strains resources

OUR VIEW – Harassment of elected officials threatens democracy

Protecting our democracy requires ensuring elected officials can serve without fear of intimidation
OPINION: Greater Victoria politicians can’t keep housing crisis from doorstep

OPINION: Greater Victoria politicians can’t keep housing crisis from doorstep

Vancouver council makes Shaughnessy off-limits to increased density
Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer
Opinion: Couple ‘evicted’ from Victoria ferry terminal after being 4 minutes late gets zero sympathy

Opinion: Couple ‘evicted’ from Victoria ferry terminal after being 4 minutes late gets zero sympathy

Couple posts video of confrontation onto social media

Editorial: Community must come together to revive All Sooke Day

Many communities have a special day of celebration. Why not Sooke?
EDITORIAL: Canada Day reflects on all of us

EDITORIAL: Canada Day reflects on all of us

July 1 is traditionally a day we proudly wrap ourselves in the extraordinary quilt that blankets our country from coast to coast.
EDITORIAL: No room for delays in tackling housing crisis

EDITORIAL: No room for delays in tackling housing crisis

All levels of government must do more to help families put a roof over their head
EDITORIAL: B.C.’s prescription to end opioid epidemic

EDITORIAL: B.C.’s prescription to end opioid epidemic

As the casualties continue to mount, B.C. is calling on Ottawa to help stem the tide of the greatest health crisis in the province’s history.
EDITORIAL: Vaccine mandates the safest way to get through pandemic

EDITORIAL: Vaccine mandates the safest way to get through pandemic

Mandates have become the latest tool in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, and indications suggest they can be a very effective one.