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Sheep are the real heroes

April 3, 2014May 8, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
I’ve recently discovered the wonders of what is perhaps fashion’s best-kept secret—the scarf. I’d always dismissed the scarf as a ridiculous gesture toward high fashion, or perhaps an errant nod...

Buy items with your time

March 27, 2014March 26, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
On April 17, United Way of Greater Victoria will host an event called “Volunteering with Benefits . . . It’s about Time!” This event, put on by the UnitedNOW! Council in partnership...

Transit prints driver thank-you cards

March 27, 2014April 3, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
On March 18, B.C. transit held a Transit Driver Appreciation Day. The date, selected as an homage to the start of bus service in Paris in 1662, was an opportunity...

UVic’s EcoCAR 2 and the future of engineering

March 13, 2014March 27, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
Just outside Ring Road, in one of the old army huts, a group of enterprising young engineers toil, making their bid in a competition to help design the automobile of...

Geopolitical conflict in Ukraine escalating

March 6, 2014March 21, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
After three months of mostly peaceful protesting and several days of violent repression, the one-time president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukoych, has abruptly abandoned his post in favour of safer havens....

Pompeii fails to delight

March 6, 2014March 13, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
In his latest disaster-adventure film, Pompeii, director-producer Paul W.S. Anderson of Mortal Kombat and Death Race 2 fame attempts to bring to modern audiences a classic tale of love and...

Syria’s conundrum continues

January 16, 2014January 23, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
The best of intentions Following a Christmas address in which Pope Francis urged increased humanitarian aid to besieged Syrians suffering from the country’s extended civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reached...

Multiple fires break out in Capital Regional District

January 9, 2014January 8, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
An unusual number of structural fires have destroyed buildings in the Greater Victoria Area over the last several days. On Jan. 3, fires broke out in the 3300 block of...

Fresh from above

December 17, 2013January 1, 2014
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
The announcement by Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos that his company is in the planning stages of “Prime Air” drone delivery has set off a broad debate. Many are vocally...

Google states barges will be a place to learn about new technology

November 11, 2013
Nicholas Burton-Vulovic
Internet tech giant Google released a press statement Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation as to the purpose of several massive barges being constructed on both the east and west coast...
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