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EDITORIAL: Kindness can help us all cope with COVID fatigue

EDITORIAL: Kindness can help us all cope with COVID fatigue

We need to take a deep breath or two and cut everyone a little slack.
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EDITORIAL: Canada’s $1 trillion national debt

EDITORIAL: Canada’s $1 trillion national debt

Canada’s national debt has topped $1 trillion for the first time in the country’s history.
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EDITORIAL: Stop looking for loopholes in travel restrictions

EDITORIAL: Stop looking for loopholes in travel restrictions

The COVID-related non-essential travel restrictions were announced in full on Friday, and the questions immediately ensued.
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EDITORIAL: High job numbers seem overly rosy

EDITORIAL: High job numbers seem overly rosy

Hard to believe there’s so much more employment in hardest hit sectors
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EDITORIAL: Consistent COVID-19 messaging needed from B.C. leaders

EDITORIAL: Consistent COVID-19 messaging needed from B.C. leaders

NEWS ITEM : B.C. is stopping indoor dining and liquor sales, indoor adult group fitness and indoor religious services for the next three weeks, in what provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry calls a “ circuit breaker ” for a fast rise in COVID-19 cases.
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EDITORIAL: UN report on food waste a lot to chew on

EDITORIAL: UN report on food waste a lot to chew on

The average Canadian wastes 79 kilograms of food each year
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EDITORIAL: Smoother roads ahead with infrastructure upgrades

EDITORIAL: Smoother roads ahead with infrastructure upgrades

Projects getting completed more during than COVID than before
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EDITORIAL: Regular rescues require readiness

EDITORIAL: Regular rescues require readiness

Still far too many incidents of people putting themselves at risk
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EDITORIAL: Patience required in the vaccination line

EDITORIAL: Patience required in the vaccination line

COVID-19 vaccinations are proceeding in an orderly, ethical manner
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EDITORIAL: High taxes. Low taxes. It’s a question of infrastructure.

EDITORIAL: High taxes. Low taxes. It’s a question of infrastructure.

Sooke taxpayers have paid low taxes for years. Soon, they’ll have to pay the piper
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