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Most parents worry when their children begin driving. They warn teens about the risks, and urge them to take care. That’s reasonable. In 2011, despite that care and concern, 291 British Columbians of all ages died in car crashes.

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s representative for children and youth, pitched an idea this week. And when Turpel-Lafond pitches something, it’s a fastball down the middle of the plate.

In June 2009, the federal and Ontario governments used massive amounts of taxpayer cash to rescue two corporations deemed too big to fail: General Motors and Chrysler. The cost to 91Ô­´´s was $13.7 billion US: $10.8 billion to GM and $2.

I’m a sinner, I’ll admit it. I’ve shown up for the Victoria Goddess Run half-marathon having violated the golden rules for success. Well-rested? Nope, a week of insomnia.

Thousands of delegates to the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences have descended upon the University of Victoria this week from across the country and, indeed, around the world.

As someone who has done a lot of hard work poking fun at B.C.’s opaque, conditional non-position on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s time to re-assess.

What began as a small peaceful sit-in protest against the bulldozing of a popular park in Istanbul, suddenly erupted into massive nationwide demonstrations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamic-based government.

I rode every day during Bike to Work Week last week - even though bugs got stuck in my lipgloss . One day my hair looked great, two days it had tell-tale ridges from my helmet, and then I stopped checking. I got wet in the rain.

We live much of our lives online. We shop, bank, watch movies, play games and communicate online.

Anyone remember the glory days, when 91Ô­´´ Island had two representatives in the Senate? Didn’t think so. That was a long time ago. It happened twice — from 1897 to 1915, and then from 1917 to 1935.