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Victoria zooms forward with plan to slow down as council approves lower speed limits

Victoria drivers will soon need to ease off the gas as the city prepares to lower speed limits on most arterial and collector roads. City council unanimously approved a plan this week to reduce speed limit to 40 km/h on most major streets, with some dropping to 30 km/h.

Microphones and rain buckets are being used to help detect landslides before they happen

Scientists say giving people hours, or even a few minutes, of early warning has grown in importance, as climate change makes natural disasters more common and dangerous than ever before.

Why work-life balance still isn't working for women, especially moms

A new poll provides fresh numbers to illustrate what many exhausted working women have been reporting for decades — work-life balance isn't exactly working out for them. The U.S. report that mirrors Canadian data suggests competing demands of work and home are part of the problem. 

Vancouver developer pays $8.5M for 99-year lease of school property

A majority of the board voted on Wednesday to pass bylaws to kickstart the disposal process of 1.6 hectares of "surplus" land just south of Sir Sandford Elementary School, that will be leased to Vittori Developments, a private company.

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