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Monique Keiran: Commerce and danger from the giant ships that sail past our island

Monique Keiran: Commerce and danger from the giant ships that sail past our island

In January 1973, the freighter Irish Stardust ran aground at Haddington Reef, rupturing two fuel tanks. Instead of seeking help, the captain refloated the ship and kept going.
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Geoff Johnson: Exploring ChatGPT and its efforts to imitate human behaviour

Geoff Johnson: Exploring ChatGPT and its efforts to imitate human behaviour

Experts weigh in on the capabilities and risks of the groundbreaking AI program ChatGPT (ChatGPT wrote this summary)
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Monique Keiran: Expect wildlife in your face in the wildland interface

Monique Keiran: Expect wildlife in your face in the wildland interface

Remnants of forest and the area鈥檚 network of creeks and winding shorelines provide refuge to wildlife whose natural habitats are squeezed into ever-smaller areas by development.
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New B.C. doctors should be trained in 'planetary health,' say experts

New B.C. doctors should be trained in 'planetary health,' say experts

20 health experts say Simon Fraser University should be the first in Canada to build its new medical school based on a 'planetary health' curriculum.
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Our Community: GVPL looks for local authors, Gingerbread Showcase results

Our Community: GVPL looks for local authors, Gingerbread Showcase results

The Greater Victoria Public Library is accepting applications for its annual Emerging Local Authors Collection; the annual holiday gingerbreak showcase raises $74,000 for Habitat for Humanity
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Geoff Johnson: Forget suing TikTok — just teach media literacy

Geoff Johnson: Forget suing TikTok — just teach media literacy

Seattle School District is suing social-media giants, but teaching media literacy could do a lot more good than a doomed court case
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Trevor Hancock: Coming generations need the UN to focus on their future

Trevor Hancock: Coming generations need the UN to focus on their future

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing the creation a Special Envoy for Future Generations 鈥渢o give weight to the interests of those who will be born over the coming century.鈥�
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Charla Huber: Prince Harry's memoir is an act of vulnerability

Charla Huber: Prince Harry's memoir is an act of vulnerability

The thing I love most about hearing people鈥檚 stories is gaining understanding that we, as humans, share the same emotions, struggles and values
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Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, say B.C. researchers

Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, say B.C. researchers

VANCOUVER 鈥� Toxic chemicals from toilet paper have been found in the bodies of British Columbia's endangered orcas, according to a study conducted by marine scientists.
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What's B.C.'s risk when it comes to fracking-triggered earthquakes?

What's B.C.'s risk when it comes to fracking-triggered earthquakes?

After three November earthquakes were linked to a fracking operation in northeastern B.C., one scientist asks, is the region a 'loaded bullet' waiting to go off?
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