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Geoff Johnson: Information on early-childhood skills can help predict later success

Every February, kindergarten teachers fill out a questionnaire about their students that can assist educators and policymakers in anticipating students鈥� needs and planning effective interventions.

Apr 23, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Our Community: Lawn bowling club marks 50 years, new music scholarship

Members of the public are invited to try croquet and lawn bowling at Gordon Head Lawn Bowling Club鈥檚 50th anniversary event on Sunday

Apr 23, 2023 6:55 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We need to get over our obsession with the economy

The economy is 鈥� or should be 鈥� a tool used to achieve the things that really matter. It should not be the central focus of government, of public policy and public discussion.

Apr 23, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Cannabis's status in Canada dogged by uninformed decisions

Research is finally being done post-legalization, just as cannabis was added to Canada鈥檚 schedule of banned substances when little was known about it

Apr 23, 2023 6:15 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Sidney Island fallow-deer cull could lead to black-tailed deer boom

Given the species remains rampant on James Island, fallow deer can and will likely swim across to Sidney Island again in the wake of the cull to take advantage of reduced competition for food.

Apr 17, 2023 12:15 AM Read more >

On the hunt: The decline of southern resident orcas may come down to who's doing the hunting

Since the end of live capture, northern resident killer whales have tripled, while southern residents have languished. How they hunt could explain why the southern population is struggling to bounce back, a new study suggests.

Apr 16, 2023 5:40 AM Read more >

Our Community: Senior plans to walk 104 laps to match his age; lawn bowling club turns 100

Apr 16, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Division between math and literature is recent and artificial

Good mathematics, like good writing or good music, involves an appreciation of structure, rhythm and pattern.

Apr 16, 2023 12:30 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Territorial acknowledgements will one day be as normal as not smoking in public spaces

Our society continues to evolve, and things that were once acceptable will one day be shunned. The first person who said we shouldn鈥檛 smoke on airplanes probably faced a lot of pushback.

Apr 16, 2023 12:10 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Population growth is only part of the problem

We need to slow growth in our overall consumption, especially in the high-income countries and populations where it is highest and most damaging

Apr 16, 2023 12:05 AM Read more >

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