Islander

'In at the beginning': A tale of two newcomers to early Victoria

Valerie Green鈥檚 Providence tells the story of an orphaned girl from England and a fisherman鈥檚 son from Scotland who travel to Victoria in the mid 19th century.

Nov 17, 2024 4:15 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Trump victory underlines need for students to learn critical-thinking skills

Like the demagogues before him, Trump has a natural feel for what injustices, imagined or otherwise, anger whole groups of people who feel cheated of the life they deserved.

Nov 16, 2024 8:30 PM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: What a Trump presidency might mean for the planet

Trump鈥檚 planned changes could increase the likelihood of a global economic downturn, war, worsening overheating, food crisis, pandemics, failed states, mass violence and humanitarian disasters

Nov 16, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

Missions accomplished: Now 102, bomber pilot has no idea how he made it back alive

Don Nixon vividly recalls each of the 35 missions he flew over Nazi-occupied Holland and France, as well as Germany鈥檚 Ruhr Valley 鈥� including many close calls

Nov 11, 2024 5:44 AM Read more >

Our Community: Raising $10K for 10,000 pairs of socks; Habitat volunteer callout

For the 18th consecutive year, Cool Aid and its partners are joining together to raise money to buy socks for people experiencing poverty and homelessness in the capital region

Nov 11, 2024 3:58 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We need to investigate links between chemical industry, governments

Health Canada and its Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency see industry and its trade secrets as more worthy of protection than the health of 91原创s and their environment

Nov 10, 2024 1:37 AM Read more >

David Sovka: Why brushing your teeth is good for democracy

Per the ongoing experiment in Democracy for Dummies happening south of the 49th parallel, anything we can do to prevent more holes in people鈥檚 heads is good

Nov 10, 2024 12:38 AM Read more >

Our Community: Indigenous 'trauma-informed' daycare officially opens in Colwood

The Hulitan Early Childhood Years Centre, which has been operating since last month, offers free childcare to Indigenous children on the south Island.

Nov 3, 2024 8:00 PM Read more >

Helter shelter: 鈥楾ransitional housing鈥� is better than homelessness for those who need it, but it鈥檚 no easy path

It鈥檚 hard to dig yourself out of homelessness when you鈥檙e living in a shelter, even without substance-use or mental-health problems.

Nov 3, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Study finds LNG's greenhouse-gas footprint worse than coal

LNG has a greenhouse-gas footprint that is 33 per cent worse than coal when processing and shipping are considered, the study found

Nov 2, 2024 11:00 PM Read more >