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Editorial: Pay fiasco must be fixed

Some people delight in bashing civil servants, especially federal ones, but it would be a cold heart indeed that took joy from the woes of public workers who aren鈥檛 getting paid.

Editorial: Drug-death solution elusive

Victoria continues to be on the podium in a contest it never wanted to join: Drug-overdose deaths. When the B.C. Coroners Service this week released death statistics up to the end of October, Victoria had logged 78 deaths from illicit-drug overdoses.
Editorial: Bike-lane cost stirs anger

Editorial: Bike-lane cost stirs anger

In Victoria, any new policy or project that has to do with bicycles is sure to poke the hornet鈥檚 nest.
Editorial: Site C was political decision

Editorial: Site C was political decision

Premier John Horgan and his NDP government are going ahead with the Site C dam project 鈥 and now they must brace for the fallout. Horgan announced Monday what he called a very difficult decision, and added that the cost estimate is now $10.7 billion.

From 1867: The capital city must be here

In this 150th anniversary of the creation of Canada, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867.

From 1867: Our 10th year

In this 150th anniversary of the creation of Canada, we are looking back at editorials published in our predecessor newspaper in 1867. This week, the editors celebrate a birthday.

Editorial: Scare tactics don鈥檛 work

A B.C. funeral-home chain鈥檚 plan to offer a presentation on fentanyl鈥檚 dangers to 鈥渟chools, youth clubs, sports groups and church youth groups鈥 is a reminder of how poorly we understand addiction and drug use.

Editorial: Bacon case must not repeat

In a stunning turn of events, the B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed murder and conspiracy charges against Jamie Bacon, the alleged mastermind of the Surrey Six killings 10 years ago. On Oct.

Editorial: Rules on pot become clearer

The picture of legal marijuana in B.C. got a little clearer this week, as the provincial government released some of its planned regulations.

Editorial: Get gangsters out of casinos

Organized crime has reached into B.C. casinos, and the provincial government is trying to root it out.