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John Ducker: Watching for trouble at intersections

John Ducker: Watching for trouble at intersections

Remember to slow down, even on a green light because just easing your foot off the gas gives you more time to react if necessary.
Opinion: We don't deserve dogs

Opinion: We don't deserve dogs

'The meaning of life? It’s this, right here'
Obituary: Mark Powell

Obituary: Mark Powell

'Throughout his life, Mark was devoted to family and community, always operating with integrity and meaningful action. Forward-thinking, he focussed on creating better outcomes for people whenever possible, especially for his children Christopher and Jessica.'
Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert

Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert

When you're looking directly at the sun, intense visible light and infrared radiation are focused on the centre of the retina in the back of the eye. 
Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll

Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll

Among younger Canadians, 42 per cent are in favour of a ban, compared to 59 per cent of those 55-plus.
Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

About 10 vessels were inside the lagoon near Zeballos, using playback vocalizations of other transient killer whales, okoimi pipes and long ropes with floats and lines in the lagoon to try to move the calf to open water.
Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

New $1 non-profit business licences in Sechelt aim to ease access to funding for societies
'A disaster': Judge scolds B.C. fentanyl delivery driver sentenced to two years in prison

'A disaster': Judge scolds B.C. fentanyl delivery driver sentenced to two years in prison

Despite being likened to just a 'bit player' in the illicit fentanyl trade, a Victoria man was sentenced to two years in prison by a judge who expressed indignation for the ongoing opioid crisis.
Sechelt looks at streamlining fire flow permits

Sechelt looks at streamlining fire flow permits

Subdivision and development control bylaw amendment proposed to handle variance applications
qathet School District one step closer to daycare expansion

qathet School District one step closer to daycare expansion

New programs in collaboration with Tla'amin Nation's education department