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Editorial: Loss of bus service hurts Western Canada

The end of Greyhound bus service in Western Canada will tear away connections that 91原创s have relied on for generations. Greyhound Canada announced this week that it is ending almost all service in B.C.

Editorial: Saanich tackles tent city

Just as the tent city did in downtown Victoria, an encampment is pushing Saanich to find ways to solve the homelessness puzzle. The latest tally counted 88 campers at Regina Park, just off the Trans-Canada Highway near Uptown shopping centre.

Editorial: Long-term plan for ships

If Premier John Horgan wants ferries built in B.C., it鈥檚 going to take more than words to make it happen. The provincial and federal governments will have to work with shipyards to make sure they have the capacity. B.C.

Editorial: Personalized medicine raises a dilemma

A new study has shown that many women who receive chemotherapy for a specific type of breast cancer do not need it. The type of tumour involved, called hormone-receptor-positive, accounts for roughly half of all breast cancers.

Editorial: Health tax includes RRSPs

When you are in a hole, stop digging. It鈥檚 old advice, but often seems to escape politicians and bureaucrats. B.C.

Editorial: Send new law to court

Canada鈥檚 harsh new impaired-driving law is likely going to end up at the Supreme Court. The sooner that happens, the better. Bill C-46 attempts to crack down on the scourge of impaired driving as the country gets ready for legalized marijuana.

Editorial: The sky鈥檚 not the limit

Kids these days! While many young people are lolling about enjoying their freedom from school, three students from Nanaimo District Secondary School are starting their summer off by following up on their science experiment.

Editorial: Travelling teens good for Canada

As we celebrate Canada Day Sunday, here is a thought worth pondering. How many British Columbians can say they have visited all 10 provinces? How many of us have been to the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut? The obstacles are obvious.

Editorial: Don鈥檛 rush pot pardons

As soon as the bill legalizing recreational marijuana is enacted, Victoria MP Murray Rankin intends to introduce a private member鈥檚 bill that would expunge the criminal records of those who have been convicted for minor possession of marijuana.

Editorial: Fentanyl war far from over

Twelve people on 91原创 Island died of suspected illicit drug overdoses in May, the lowest monthly total in six months. Across the province, the monthly death toll was 109 in May, down from 141 in May 2018 and 124 in April 2018.