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Victoria is an extremely civic-minded city. Compared to other places I’ve lived, Victorians invest an incredible amount of time, energy and money in the well-being of our community and its infrastructure.

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux doesn’t want the latest rocket from the independent watchdog of her ministry “misinterpreted.

This is the tale of two prime ministers. Both are Albertans. One came to Ottawa as a member of Parliament for Calgary. He dislikes Ottawa. The other came to Ottawa as a member of Parliament (mostly) for Yellowhead and Calgary. He likes Ottawa.

When the Bank of Canada launches its new $5 and $10 bills today, there will be no surprises — we’ve seen the designs and noted who are conspicuous by their absence.

In our culture where food is present in abundance how come so many hunger and thirst? We maybe not admit that we are hungry or thirsty. We may fill ourselves with business or even just routine to keep our hearts and minds filled.

The sudden bonding between premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford on Tuesday looks more like a quick effort to avoid a protocol lapse than a long-term agreement. Redford was scheduled weeks ago to make a major speech in 91Ô­´´.

In a recent drive from Saint John to St. Andrews, N.B., I marvelled at the four-lane highway and how empty it was on a Friday evening on a long weekend.

It’s strange that PEERS (the Prostitute Education and Empowerment Resource Society) received an award from the Ministry of Justice for exemplary leadership in crime prevention and community safety.

You have to wonder how executives around the 91Ô­´´ Rim are responding to the new lineup Premier Christy Clark is fielding on liquefied natural gas. Officials in Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo have been working on the B.C. LNG file for a while now.

The federal government is proposing a sweeping education overhaul on First Nations reserves to bring aboriginal schools up to provincial standards.