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Editorial: Bike-lane plan goes too far

Two-way traffic on Pandora Avenue? Say it ain’t so. To be fair, the traffic would not be cars and trucks, it would be bicycles.

Editorial: A lesson in how to celebrate

As we prepare to celebrate Canada Day, it’s a good time to ponder the big celebration we’re going to have in 2017 to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Editorial: Health changes save many lives

Haste, it is said, makes waste. But sometimes it can also save lives. Between 2003 and 2012, the death rate in Canada for patients hospitalized with heart attacks dropped a remarkable 40 per cent. Hospitals in B.C. did even better.

Editorial: Trust is the glue of our society

91Ô­´´s might not trust politicians, but they still have faith in a double-double. There’s a lesson here about what it takes to build trust.

Editorial: Polls don’t tell the whole story

It appears that less than a third of British Columbians approve of Christy Clark’s performance as premier, according to a recent Angus Reid poll.

Editorial: Science needed, not just lobbying

The House of Commons standing committee on health wants the federal government to launch a public-awareness campaign on the hazards of cellphone radiation and to consider funding research into possible links between electromagnetic radiation and asso

Editorial: Clear the air on Health Ministry firings

A public inquiry is not the answer to everything that goes amiss — such inquiries tend to be drawn-out, expensive affairs that result in little change — but what else will it take to make the B.C.

Editorial: Planning needs long view

It’s not particularly easy for governments to take the long-term view, given that they are not guaranteed survival beyond the next election, but the stability and well-being of the province should come before any political party’s prospects. The B.C.

Editorial: Sunday was car-free success

The organizers of Victoria’s first car-free day predicted a big turnout when they shut down Douglas Street on Sunday. And Victorians proved them right. If the question is: Should the city do this again? the answer seems to be: Yes.

Editorial: Set boundaries on automation

Nearly half the 91Ô­´´ workforce could be displaced by robots or computers over the next two or three decades. That means eight million workers would lose their jobs. Those figures sound farfetched. We certainly hope they are wrong.