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Les Leyne: B.C. to guard mental health rights as it studies crime

Les Leyne: B.C. to guard mental health rights as it studies crime

An amendment to the Mental Health Act would provide new safeguards for the rights of involuntary patients.
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Editorial: Being a mom is the hardest job in the world

Editorial: Being a mom is the hardest job in the world

Giving birth is just the first time that moms are tortured by their own children.
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Opinion: Newspapers are not packaging

Opinion: Newspapers are not packaging

We cannot have a misguided system that puts newspapers at risk at a time when the public needs trusted sources of information more than ever before.
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Opinion: Is unfettered free speech online a good thing?

Opinion: Is unfettered free speech online a good thing?

Free speech is a good thing, but words can be used as weapons, columnist Todd Whitcombe says
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Editorial: How much longer will downtown be ‘under siege?’

Editorial: How much longer will downtown be ‘under siege?’

Everyone knows what needs to be done but it seems no one wants to lead.
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Opinion: Cash makes comeback but credit and debit are king

Opinion: Cash makes comeback but credit and debit are king

Use of paper money has jumped 15 percentage points in the two years since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds.
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Letter: Citizen missed the story

Letter: Citizen missed the story

The Citizen missed an important story about mailbox vandalism, a letter writer says
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Les Leyne: Province to announce 'creative' approach to reining in repeat street criminals

Les Leyne: Province to announce 'creative' approach to reining in repeat street criminals

B.C. mayors have expressed concern about pattern of "catch and release" for repeat offenders
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Jack Knox: He lives in Colwood; he had five large pizzas delivered from a pizzeria in Windsor, Ont.

Jack Knox: He lives in Colwood; he had five large pizzas delivered from a pizzeria in Windsor, Ont.

Pizzas were half-baked and frozen by Antonino's in Windsor, Ont., placed in shipping boxes and overnighted to Victoria.
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Opinion: From red dresses to memory stones: Collaborative and replicable activism can help causes gain momentum

Opinion: From red dresses to memory stones: Collaborative and replicable activism can help causes gain momentum

Projects that are easy to participate in, reproduce and that make people feel like they are part of a community that cares are important.
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