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You see them sparkling from street corners and swelling out of store displays. November is here and Christmas decorations are starting to abound.

The ink was barely dry on the ballots from this year’s federal election when some voters unhappy with the results were raising the spectre of separation.

The ballots have now been counted and the dust has settled on Canada’s 43rd general election, leaving behind a prime minister heading into his second term in a much weaker position.

Increasing voter turnout has long been a goal of officials across the country in all levels of government. The 2015 Canadian election saw the highest turnout in a quarter century, when 68.5 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.

Patrons at Our Place enjoyed a hot Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday afternoon.

They came from all walks of life and all age groups, flooding Victoria’s streets to highlight a crisis threatening the entire planet.

Health officials are concerned the future health of young Canadians could vanish in a puff of smoke.

The death of two University of Victoria students on a bus bound for Bamfield has renewed debate on the safety of the gravel logging road in the remote Vancouver Island location.

There are many things British Columbians are vocal about in the political realm: gasoline, the fishing industry, cannabis, pipelines and whales. Yet none of these were the topic to break the province’s record for public consultation. Instead, that victory goes to Daylight Saving Time.

Those hoping it would soon be easier to catch a ride around Greater Victoria won’t be getting their way.