Opinion

A commentary by a staff sergeant with the Victoria Police Department. I start each workday at the Victoria Police Department by reading the fatal overdose reports from the night before.

In a time when some (many?) people are pushing back with how tech companies use their data, I find it interesting that so many people are willing to give ride-hailing companies theirs.

It's a brand new year and BC's Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums are no more. That's great news because MSP premiums were a very unfair tax (or “regressive” as we economists like to say).

A commentary by a former Times Colonist columnist. With summer a distant memory and days at their shortest, here’s an experiment you might want to try.

My daughter Emily is 21 and has no interest in being a mom right now, possibly ever. Now, that’s disappointing because I desperately want to be a grandfather so I can spoil the crap out of some grandkids, but I respect her decision.

A century ago, the world stood at the brink of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of exuberance, prosperity and growth. Will 2020 usher in a similar era? There are reasons to believe so, though the scales are more finely balanced.

Trying for better online etiquette is one resolution for the new decade from Dermod Travis of IntegrityBC.

New Year’s is a time known for resolutions; we start new regimes and make new goals. Gym memberships go up Diet plans are popular Planners are filled with steps needed to change our lives for the better.

Last year the provincial economy downshifted to its slowest expansion since the 2009 recession. Fortunately, 2020 is looking a little brighter thanks to an upswing in non-residential construction.

The year just ending might be remembered for many things, and you will find hints of a few news stories on this page.