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Geoff Johnson: Changing values cited as one reason for decline in PISA results

Although what schools are teaching has changed, so have the values and priorities of today鈥檚 15-year-olds

Mar 3, 2024 3:45 AM Read more >

Our Community: Camino promoter honoured; mini-golf for Ukraine

One of the founders of the Victoria chapter of the 91原创 Company of Pilgrims will be honoured by the Spanish government for spreading the word about the Camino de Santiago

Feb 25, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Port Alberni to Paris: Tseshaht member hits landing strip after 38 years as United Airlines pilot

Wallace Watts, one of the first Indigenous pilots to be hired by a major commercial airline, received two awards for preventing a plane crash on two different occasions

Feb 25, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: The sickening side of the food industry

A 2018 study found unhealthy eating in Canada resulted in direct health care costs of $5.1 billion and indirect costs (due to early death or disability) of $8.7 billion

Feb 25, 2024 4:45 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Has autocorrect made teaching spelling superflewus?

Learning spelling remains an important part of reading education

Feb 25, 2024 4:35 AM Read more >

David Sovka: The odds of you winning the lottery aren't looking good, but hey 鈥� dare to dream

Yes, eventually somebody will win, but it will not be me and it will not be you. Don鈥檛 hate the messenger; hate the math

Feb 25, 2024 4:05 AM Read more >

Under the hood: At internationally known Victoria auto restorer, it's all in the details

Coachwerks drew international attention last month after a Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing coupe it restored sold for $3.41 million US.

Feb 18, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Our Community: Mount St. Mary raising funds; stuffie wash for charity; open cockpit day

Supporters of the hospital hope to raise $20,000 to fix one Trishaw and purchase another

Feb 18, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Reaching goal of Zero Hunger includes improving affordability of healthy food

Besides ending hunger, Zero Hunger includes improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture

Feb 18, 2024 4:10 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Damaging moth with Tina Turner hairdo unwelcome in B.C.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests is planning to spray more than 650 hectares with a biological insecticide called Foray 48B to eradicate spongy moths

Feb 18, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >