3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (348+ words) Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group called…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (510+ words) EDMONTON — Canada's Army formally made one of the biggest changes to its structure in decades Thursday by shifting from divisions based on geography to ones built around specific purposes. CFB Edmonton held a signing ceremony and parade to stand up…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1127+ words) Re: “Saanich taxes employers out. Then it asks how we’re doing,” ­commentary, Sept. 6. Industrial Plastics and Paints, a 75-year-old local employer, reports the assessed land value for their site as rising from $3.9 million in 2021 to $7 million in 2025, almost an 80 per…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (839+ words) A commentary by Trevor Moat, a resident of Victoria with a background in engineering and project management. Victoria city council has decided to solve the world’s problems again, instead of paying due attention to what is (and mostly isn’t) working…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (424+ words) CALGARY — Fuel prices tend to ease off around this time of year, but one industry expert says drivers should expect no such relief this time. "Traditionally, gas prices decline after Labour Day as gasoline demand slowly tapers off and we…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (613+ words) The Conservative Party of B.C. may have lost nine legislators since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader, but some of her supporters are applauding the defections they say will help discipline the party and sharpen differences with the governing NDP. Former B.C. Conservative candidate…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1731+ words) Game on. Labour Day is the kickoff for municipal elections in Victoria and taxpayers should brace themselves for a month of platitudes on motherhood and apple pie. Yeah, elections aren’t really the place to deal with reality. That’s why Victoria…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (272+ words) British Columbia Premier David Eby has invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Canadian efforts to help their neighbours as he voices support for Ottawa's counter tariffs in the trade conflict with the United States. Eby says Canadians stepped…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (182+ words) Island ferry terminals were busy Tuesday as drivers and passengers bound for the Lower Mainland scrambled to get aboard after the Labour Day weekend. By 10 a.m., sailings from Nanaimo’s Duke Point to Tsawwassen were completely booked on the 10:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2 p.m....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (714+ words) A commentary. Litman is the executive director of the Victoria Transportation Policy Institute. Bernhardt chairs the advocacy committee of Capital Bike. Are you frustrated with traffic? Travel within our region is often slow, inconvenient, expensive and dangerous, but there is…...