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Editorial: Region needs plan to deal with tent city

Greater Victoria’s tent city of homeless people is ping-ponging around the region, while provincial and municipal officials try to keep up.
Editorial: A flood of candidates

Editorial: A flood of candidates

Is there such a thing as too much democracy? Looking at municipal ballots in B.C., it might seem that way. When nominations for the Oct. 20 elections closed on Friday, some municipalities listed an embarrassment of candidates.

Editorial: Caught at the border

Blazing a trail is a risky business, and thousands of 91Ô­´´s are finding out just how risky. Canada is blazing a trail by legalizing recreational marijuana across the country on Oct.

Editorial: Dilbit science needed

As debate rages over the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, a new study sheds some more light on the issue. The more and better science we have, the more useful the discussion will be.
Editorial: Prostate tests raise difficult questions

Editorial: Prostate tests raise difficult questions

The predicament of a Victoria resident who was diagnosed with Stage 3 prostate cancer after being denied a blood test has generated both sympathy and controversy. Grant McKenzie was refused a prostate specific antigen test at age 53.

Editorial: A taxing problem for NDP

The provincial government’s speculation tax on vacant properties is getting a rough ride. Even the NDP’s Green allies are against it. After the previous B.C.

Editorial: Smoke ’em if you got ’em

When marijuana becomes legal, residents of Esquimalt can be confident that the naval ship pulling into their harbour won’t be steered by a sailor with one hand on the wheel and the other clutching a joint. As the Oct.

Editorial: Watching the pool costs

Ever since the City of Victoria announced plans to replace the Crystal Pool, taxpayers have been having flashbacks to the Johnson Street Bridge project and its ballooning pricetag.

Editorial: Speed-limit debate returns

Speed limits are back on the political agenda in the City of Victoria, and they are bound to get voters and election candidates worked up.

Editorial: Enforce marijuana rules

Victoria city council is pondering how to set up sites where people can legally smoke marijuana. That could be beneficial — especially if it protects the rights and health of people who choose not to smoke the drug.