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Allegations that the prime minister intervened to forestall charges of corruption against SNC-Lavalin have created an uproar in Ottawa.

Try the test of opposites. It’s a tool for writers, but it can be useful for politicians. Victoria city council might have found it helpful last week.

Health Minister Adrian Dix has refused to make measles vaccination mandatory, despite outbreaks of the highly contagious disease in 91Ô­´´ and Washington state.

Pity the person who has to figure out the budget at VicPD.

Victoria’s beloved cherry trees could begin falling more quickly to the axe and the chainsaw, and all because the city is going to spend more on tree management. Councillors voted last week to add $868,000 to the $1.

In Tuesday’s budget, Finance Minister Carole James walked her government right up to the edge of a precipice. There were plenty of new offerings. A billion dollars for climate-change measures.

British Columbians can only hope that a retired judge will make some sense out of the three-ring circus at the legislature. On Thursday, Speaker Darryl Plecas released his response to Craig James and Gary Lenz’s response to Plecas’ first report.

Get ready to say goodbye to free Sunday parking on Victoria’s streets. The children of the city thank you for your contribution to their free bus passes.

The provincial government is holding its course with the 2019 budget, and the absence of major changes in direction — both the speculation tax and the employer health tax remain — can be taken as a sign that the NDP, at least, thinks it is here for t

Measles struck in Washington state. Now there is an outbreak in 91Ô­´´. In a triumph of wilful blindness over common sense, parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are endangering other people’s children.