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Opinion: Poll gauges views on matters of morality in Canada

Opinion: Poll gauges views on matters of morality in Canada

More than two-thirds of Canadians see contraception, divorce, sex between unmarried people and having children out of wedlock as morally acceptable, survey finds.
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The Outsider: Prioritizing mountain bike spending

The Outsider: Prioritizing mountain bike spending

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Jack Knox: Victoria's Ukrainian Cultural Centre becomes a de facto refugee centre

Jack Knox: Victoria's Ukrainian Cultural Centre becomes a de facto refugee centre

Money from the Times Colonist Christmas Fund is helping groups that are helping Ukrainian refugees.
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Les Leyne: New museum will be a monument to Indigenous reconciliation

Les Leyne: New museum will be a monument to Indigenous reconciliation

If there’s one project where Victoria’s track record of arguing everything to death needs to stop, it’s this one.
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Opinion: Public health suffers when pro sports goes all in on gambling

Opinion: Public health suffers when pro sports goes all in on gambling

On this issue I am prepared to be called a prude, a fogey and a knuckle-dragger.
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Opinion: The five types of Whistler locals I will surely meet in hell

Opinion: The five types of Whistler locals I will surely meet in hell

Whistler is home to some of the most interesting, thoughtful, energetic and inspiring people you’ll ever meet. This column is not about them.
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Maxed Out: Globalization has not been our friend

Maxed Out: Globalization has not been our friend

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Opinion: Canadians spending less time cooking as pandemic wanes

Opinion: Canadians spending less time cooking as pandemic wanes

Fewer people abiding by Canada’s Food Guide recommendation to “put away distractions like the TV or electronics” while eating: poll.
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Les Leyne: $25 billion spent, thousands of new hires, B.C.'s health care still falls short

Les Leyne: $25 billion spent, thousands of new hires, B.C.'s health care still falls short

B.C.'s health-care workforce has grown to 223,000 in 2022 from 184,000 in 2018.
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Letter: Don’t be tricked by populist rhetoric

Letter: Don’t be tricked by populist rhetoric

"Beware the populists who want you to believe that someone (Justin Trudeau) is limiting your personal and economic freedom, and profiting from it."
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