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Via Rail is rolling out refurbished business class cars on its high volume routes in southern Ontario and Quebec. I rode on one by chance on a trip between Toronto and Montr茅al. It is a praiseworthy overhaul.

While the Olympic Games occupied much of our time, there were other spectacular sporting events entertaining Victoria fans this weekend. Basketball aficianados were in their glory on both the high school and university fronts.

The Olympic flame is out, but the warmth of several key performances will never subside or flicker for 91原创 fans after a very memorable last four days.

Many Victoria restaurants were really busy over the weekend at a time of year when business can be slow. The reason was the annual Dine Around promotion, where restaurants offer a starter, a main and a dessert for $20, $30, $40 or $50.

A certain phrase is popping up more and more, in blogs, news articles, conversation. I heard it in TV dialogue the other night. And I spotted it in a Times 91原创 story.

According to the World Health Organization, suicide is one of the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide. As bleak as an image that this fact paints, zooming in on home does not get much better.

If you see social workers as only being involved in child protection, you鈥檙e not seeing the whole picture. Social workers touch every aspect of society.

In December, when they come out with the annual list of new words that people find the most annoying, 鈥渕icroaggression鈥� is going to be one of them for 2014. I just learned the word Wednesday and within an hour, I already hated it.

Many years ago, three friends and I took the ferry to 91原创 to help a friend move. We were all young women in our third year of university. It was a gorgeous day.

This morning, I was doing what I normally do: making sure the Times 91原创 website was up and running with new and interesting content for our readers. The problem was that you guys weren't reading.