Opinion

I went for a cuppa tea last night at the home of Sargeant Bay residents Kevin and Joan Dowdall. I arrived after dark and could see only the pine needle strewn trail ahead of my headlights. Everything else was immersed in the shadows of the forest.

I'm finding it quite depressing lately flipping on the 6 p.m. news.

Pink shirts, pink hats, pink sweaters - all were out in force in businesses and schools on Wednesday as communities around the province took a stand against bullying.

Speech isn't actually free, University of Victoria political scientist Dennis Pilon tells me. Of course he doesn't mean that we are not free to say, publish and broadcast what we please.

The Liberal government unveiled the 2009 budget on Tuesday in Victoria, and while some of the budget highlights are encouraging, Finance Minister Colin Hansen and Premier Gordon Campbell missed the mark on some key areas.

The average age of first sexual exploitation occurs to a teen at the tender age of 14 these days. A conference on the subject was held this week and the statistic came from the study Sexually Exploited Youth in B.C., presented by Elizabeth Saewyc.

Those not wanting another election received good news Tuesday afternoon.

Polio at one time was a word that could strike terror in the hearts of North Americans. Parents feared their little children being victimized by this scourge - and with good reason.

Will they or won't they administer the test? That's a question that teachers' associations around the province are asking themselves after teachers voted 83 per cent to comply with a Labour Relations Board (LRB) ruling and end their boycott of the co

It's quite possibly the most important federal budget that will be introduced in my lifetime, and it's one I hope will be passed and endorsed by Parliament.