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Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

A new survey measured attitudes toward government among Canadians and Americans and found immense differences.
Opinion: Wildfire season is not over in Whistler

Opinion: Wildfire season is not over in Whistler

'Have you been singing kumbaya around illegal Whistler campfires in recent weeks?'
Maxed Out: And the beat goes on…

Maxed Out: And the beat goes on…

'Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.'
Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Water has a good case for feeling left out.
Letter: Recognizing the ‘amazing’ team at the Whistler Health Care Centre

Letter: Recognizing the ‘amazing’ team at the Whistler Health Care Centre

"Things could have gone a lot worse for me. The emergency team is already busy, and now being required to take on general inquiries too, I’m sure their days are getting longer and longer."
Letter: It was a great run

Letter: It was a great run

Ski patroller says goodbye to long-time Blackcomb Avalanche Safety Program leaders Tony Sittlinger and Nigel Stewart
Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

In January 2021, when Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked Canadians about noise, we thought the situation was dire. More than a quarter of Canadians (27 per cent) told us that their city or town had become noisier in the past 12 months.
Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Greater Victoria is overseen by a patchwork of councils, each with its own agenda and suite of services. No other Canadian community of this size is divided this way.
The Outsider: Welcome home

The Outsider: Welcome home

Survey: Majority of respondents have little faith in government to eradicate homelessness in B.C.

Survey: Majority of respondents have little faith in government to eradicate homelessness in B.C.

Four in five British Columbians say they believe homelessness has increased in the province over the past three years.