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No word to describe the loss of a child

No word to describe the loss of a child

Richmond News reporter Maria Rantanen grapples with the senseless loss of her son amid an opioid crisis that no government seems to have solutions for.
Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

A new survey measured attitudes toward government among Canadians and Americans and found immense differences.
Column: Drinking super Tuscan wines

Column: Drinking super Tuscan wines

Wines that did not follow Tuscan wine rules in late 1970s.
Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Water has a good case for feeling left out.
Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

Survey: Rising level of urban noise disturbing an increasing number of Canadians

In January 2021, when Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked Canadians about noise, we thought the situation was dire. More than a quarter of Canadians (27 per cent) told us that their city or town had become noisier in the past 12 months.
Book Review: Family humor amid wedding announcement

Book Review: Family humor amid wedding announcement

Review of Jennifer Weiner's The Summer Place
Letters: Protesters risked the safety of everyone

Letters: Protesters risked the safety of everyone

A Richmond News reader believes the Save Old Growth protesters knew the consequences for blocking the Massey Tunnel
Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Greater Victoria is overseen by a patchwork of councils, each with its own agenda and suite of services. No other Canadian community of this size is divided this way.
Column: Decent, safe housing is a human right

Column: Decent, safe housing is a human right

Low-income people living on the streets along Main Street lack even basic services.
Letters: Thanks to Richmond’s good people

Letters: Thanks to Richmond’s good people

A Richmond News reader was full of praise for the people who helped her elderly father