Editorials

Residents of Vancouver Island, like those around North America and beyond, were shocked to hear of the mass attack Sunday night on a concert in Las Vegas.

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up in October, it is a reminder to not only be vigilant with screening but to continue to dialogue and promote education as well.

If you get the feeling your rising wages over the last decade aren’t keeping up with the cost of goods and services, you’re right.

As this is being written, the death toll stands at more than 200.

Vague provincial assessments do not help students prepare for the real world

Nearly four decades after his death, Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope is still an inspiration, not just in Canada but around the world, with millions participating in the annual run that bears his name.

Try to stuff the genie back in the bottle

The flooding devastating most of southern Texas in the wake of tropical storm Harvey …

With many of us trying to make the most of the dwindling days of summer, we shouldn’t be too quick to glance past the arrival of September – and with it the return of thousands of schoolchildren to Saanich’s streets and sidewalks.

The flooding devastating most of southern Texas in the wake of tropical storm Harvey serves as a stark reminder to those who think it can’t happen here. We live in an area so susceptible to a major earthquake and the destruction that would sow that some experts routinely use the word “when” instead of “if” when predicting the likelihood of the Big One hitting close to home. Video from Houston, the fourth largest city in the U.S.