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From Brian Drage on Garage Sales
2022/05/27 at 11:18 amFrom Roy on Why gasoline prices have soared to record highs
2022/03/08 at 5:40 pmFrom Marilyn Erickson on COVID-19 rapid tests for people 70+ to be available at pharmacies
2022/02/25 at 7:13 pmFrom Cheryl F on COVID-19 rapid tests for people 70+ to be available at pharmacies
2022/02/23 at 8:47 pmFrom sheila on Letter: Returning to caring begins with compassion
2022/02/22 at 7:58 amFrom Rain on Letter: Returning to caring begins with compassion
2022/02/21 at 8:13 pmFrom Pamela on Letter: Returning to caring begins with compassion
2022/02/21 at 7:24 pmFrom Olivier Grenon on Black and Indigenous protesters are treated differently than the ‘convoy’ because of Canada’s ongoing racism
2022/02/21 at 1:26 pmFrom Ralph Hull on A Twitter investigation reveals what the ‘freedom convoy,’ Islamophobes, incels and Hindu supremacists have in common
2022/02/20 at 1:43 pmFrom Sande Cummings on Sooke Fine Arts show for 2022 will be live, in-person this summer; accepting submission
2022/02/17 at 8:28 pmFrom Olivier Grenon on Feds lighten border measures as part of transition of the pandemic response
2022/02/17 at 1:45 pmFrom Bryana on Opinion: Being mad doesn't make you right
2022/02/17 at 7:08 amFrom Ellen Lewers on Feds lighten border measures as part of transition of the pandemic response
2022/02/16 at 9:49 pmFrom Don Brown on Wanted: Truckers freedom convey desperately needs new name
2022/02/16 at 12:17 pmFrom Brett on Blockade Backlash: Three-in-four Canadians tell convoy protesters, 'Go Home Now'
2022/02/15 at 11:35 amFrom Sande on Blockade Backlash: Three-in-four Canadians tell convoy protesters, 'Go Home Now'
2022/02/14 at 8:27 pmFrom Nellie Taylor on Wanted: Truckers freedom convey desperately needs new name
2022/02/14 at 5:34 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Candice Bergen’s nod to Trump is a sign of Canada’s descent, but the Charter may save us
2022/02/14 at 12:58 pmFrom Ellen Lewers on Wanted: Truckers freedom convey desperately needs new name
2022/02/13 at 9:22 pmFrom Brett on Wanted: Truckers freedom convey desperately needs new name
2022/02/13 at 12:27 pmFrom Don Brown on URGENT OPEN LETTER: Call for Immediate Action to End Dangerous Freedom Convoy
2022/02/13 at 11:29 amFrom Brett on Candice Bergen’s nod to Trump is a sign of Canada’s descent, but the Charter may save us
2022/02/13 at 11:06 amFrom Olivier Grenon on The occupation of Ottawa by the ‘freedom convoy’ has the potential for an urban siege
2022/02/12 at 9:37 amFrom Kathy E. Irmscher on URGENT OPEN LETTER: Call for Immediate Action to End Dangerous Freedom Convoy
2022/02/11 at 7:07 pmFrom Susan Belford on URGENT OPEN LETTER: Call for Immediate Action to End Dangerous Freedom Convoy
2022/02/11 at 3:16 pmFrom Patricia Whiteley on Opinion: Being mad doesn't make you right
2022/02/11 at 1:12 pmFrom Ellen Lewers on Opinion: Being mad doesn't make you right
2022/02/10 at 10:12 pmFrom Brett on Update on vaccination requirement for health professionals
2022/02/09 at 10:01 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Update on vaccination requirement for health professionals
2022/02/10 at 1:26 pmFrom Brett on Update on vaccination requirement for health professionals
2022/02/10 at 9:39 pmFrom Patricia on Capital Daily vindicated: Durkin's defamation suit dismissed, and Durkin not misrepresented when called "thief"
2022/02/09 at 7:55 amFrom Olivier Grenon on Nine of 10 feel it's time the protesting truckers leave
2022/02/08 at 5:49 pmFrom Olivier Grenon on Scenes from the streets of Ottawa, in Parliament and beyond
2022/02/06 at 7:53 amFrom Ellen Lewers on Anxiety Canada launches new animated video series to normalize youth anxiety
2022/02/02 at 9:22 pmFrom marilyn erickson on Letter: Sooke Arts Council may lose their gallery
2022/02/01 at 1:23 pmFrom Sande on CRTC investigation targets Dark Web marketplace vendors and administrator
2022/01/26 at 7:58 pmFrom Patricia on Letter: Too much growth in Sooke, too quickly
2022/01/25 at 7:37 amFrom Glenda on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 11:25 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 12:10 pmFrom Claire Donovan on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 9:14 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 9:26 amFrom Patricia on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 7:54 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 7:57 amFrom Diane Kent on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 7:04 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 7:57 amFrom Christina Schlattner on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 6:16 amFrom Sherry Thompson on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 3:32 amFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/10 at 7:59 amFrom John Morelli on Capitol Attack Anniversary: Majority of Canadians & Americans say January 6 riot was 'domestic terrorism'
2022/01/09 at 11:12 pmFrom Ellen Lewers on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/09 at 9:24 pmFrom Britt Santowski on Sorry for silence, I caught COVID
2022/01/09 at 10:27 pmFrom Alan Dolan on "addy" enables Sooke residents to invest in Sooke while supporting Sooke Shelter
2022/01/07 at 11:33 amFrom Loretta on Happy New Year: 2022
2022/01/03 at 9:42 pmFrom Ellen Lewers on Wind warning in effect for Greater Victoria
2022/01/01 at 9:23 pmFrom Jo.P on Happy New Year: 2022
2022/01/01 at 11:06 amFrom Sande on Early morning sunrise over Sooke: Photography by Gregory Varano
2021/12/29 at 8:49 pmFrom Sande on Weather alert: It's going to be cold due to an arctic outflow
2021/12/26 at 7:43 pmFrom Britt Santowski on 1,474 new BC COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, Dec 22, 2021 (was 584 a week ago)
2021/12/23 at 1:18 pm