Drunk barricaded in bathroom starts fire

An intoxicated man barricaded himself in a Saanich bathroom early Tuesday morning. The 32-year-old had threatened residents of the home, before locking himself in the bathroom and starting a fire. Saanich police arrived at the Cumberland Road home at 2:14... more

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As Christmas decor comes down, post-holiday stress boils over

Family fights, credit card bills, isolation and depression. It's not the usual picture of the holidays but for many, post-Christmas stress is peaking just as the New Year rolls in. Christmas and New Years eve are two days notorious for... more

• Begin the New Year with an icy dip
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• The changing meaning of Christmas

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Letters to the editor: Jan. 6

FSA tests have negative purpose Re: Provincewide assessments are essential to education, Letters, Dec. 31 I read Tim Pelton’s letter with regards to his view on FSA testing with interest. He made some good points. However, he seems to have avoided answering... more > more

Letters to the editor: Dec. 23

Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s The Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of... more

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