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Les Leyne: Esquimalt Nation blindsided by school board on safety plan

The Esquimalt Nation was blindsided by the multiple versions of a school safety plan the Greater Victoria School Board filed this week and called...

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Letters Jan. 11: School police liaison officers; carbon tax; addiction care in hospitals

It’s high time the Greater Victoria District School Board took their own walk in the snow. It is increasingly clear the board is dysfunctional...

yesterday 10

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Comment: The pros and cons of the Crystal Pool decision

A commentary by a member of Victoria city council. When last June, Victoria city council voted to send the new Crystal Pool proposal to a public...

yesterday 7

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Adrian Raeside: The combatants are in the ring

yesterday 7

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Editorial: Expect months of uproar thanks to Trump

What are we to make of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States should welcome Canada as his country’s 51st state? Or...

previous day 5

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Letters Jan. 10: American imperialism; reclaim Washington territory; new Crystal Pool

In the face of new American imperialism, we need to strongly come together. Please, friends of this beloved country, converse with your American...

previous day 4

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Letters Jan. 9: Fighting for Canada; an offer for Trump; police in schools

Our prime minister has promised to resign. Parliament is prorogued. Donald Trump is closely hovering. Canada has put itself into a precarious...

thursday 1

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting for help in an emergency in B.C.

thursday 2

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Editorial: Court declared this B.C. law unconstitutional

It is a rare occasion when B.C.’s highest court, the B.C. Court of Appeal, declares a provincial law unconstitutional — but it happened last...

thursday 2

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Letters Jan. 8: Weighing in on Crystal Pool, choosing Canada's next PM

Elon Musk is likely the richest person who has ever lived. He is said to be on his way to becoming the very first trillionaire. Elon’s mom, Maye...

08.01.2025 1

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Comment: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Justin Trudeau

A commentary by a 2015 Liberal candidate in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke who ran for the Greens in the 2019 federal election. Justin Trudeau has...

08.01.2025 1

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The Times Colonist

Les Leyne: Victoria board won’t back down on keeping police out of schools

After an earlier safety plan was rejected by the education minister, the Greater Victoria School Board posted three more versions on Monday and...

07.01.2025 9

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Les Leyne

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Justin Trudeau's farewell

07.01.2025 1

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Editorial: Justin Trudeau’s resignation gives Liberals a fighting chance

So Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally bowed to the inevitable and announced that he is stepping down. There really was no other option open...

07.01.2025 1

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Letters Jan. 7: Police in schools; limits to scientific investigation

Re: “Setting the record straight on police in schools,” commentary, Jan. 3. B.C. human rights commissioner Kasari Govender claims that the...

07.01.2025 1

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