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Opinion: How '6-7' makes sense even though it means nothing

The expression “6-7” spread like wildfire last year, making its way outside the realm of usual adolescent slang and into the collective discourse,...

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Letters Jan. 13: Praising the changes at Clover Point; design disaster on Blanshard

Re: “Mess at Clover Point needs to be fixed,” letter, Jan. 9. The letter claims that the pedestrianization of Clover Point is “little used”...

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Tilt your bicycle headlights down a little

In two decades of bicycling on Greater Victoria’s trails and streets, I can remember being yelled at twice, both times because of my lights. I...

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Letters Jan. 12: Thoughtful density; Victoria Symphony concert

Recent letters opposing “missing middle” housing in Oaklands read less like a planning critique and more like a lament that change dared to arrive...

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Dad, what do tree rings represent?

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Comment: Dystopian experience when visiting the ER

A commentary by a Saanich resident Many dedicated viewers are following season two of the HBO Max series The Pitt, which graphically depicts the...

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Gene Miller: Get ready. The AI takeover is coming .... fast

I’m watching an interview with Emad Mostaque, hedge-fund manager, co-founder of Stability AI, tech mogul and author of We Have 900 Days Left. His...

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David Sovka: Baby swabbing and other permissible uses for Q-tips

You’re probably not going to believe me, but a stern warning in tiny font appears in ALL-CAPS on every box of Q-tips cotton swabs. It reads, in...

12.01.2026 10

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Comment: What could a direct bus to Victoria International Airport look like?

A commentary by a Saanich resident. As a big fan of B.C. Transit’s bus service in Greater Victoria and a fairly regular ­passenger at ­Victoria...

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Letters Jan. 10: Canadian flag; respect right to choose MAID

Re: “Our relationship has been ­shattered,” letter, Jan. 7. There has always been talk of history running in cycles, and also, the more things...

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The Times Colonist