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Les Leyne: B.C.'s opioid failure — 42.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2021; it was six 10 years ago

Les Leyne: B.C.'s opioid failure — 42.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2021; it was six 10 years ago

“I am so sorry that now in the seventh year of this public health emergency, the updates are still so tremendously devastating.”
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Opinion: Erin O'Toole's ouster shows the impact of leadership selection rules

Opinion: Erin O'Toole's ouster shows the impact of leadership selection rules

Regardless of a given leader’s shortcomings, in some instances structural elements may also significantly influence the fate of party leaders in Canada and abroad
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Opinion: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

Opinion: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

The multigenerational memoir laid the groundwork for graphic memoirs to become an essential form for remembering the Holocaust and communicating its legacy of trans-generational trauma
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Opinion: How books, movies and TV help us understand the infodemic, anti-vax messages and conspiracy theories

Opinion: How books, movies and TV help us understand the infodemic, anti-vax messages and conspiracy theories

Stories build powerful emotional attachments. We root for heroes, boo their opponents and get anxious for the fictional problem to be solved. Facts have very little to do with it
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Opinion: Canada needs to cut carbon, not try to capture it

Opinion: Canada needs to cut carbon, not try to capture it

A tax credit for companies that invest in carbon capture technology would divert financing away from cheaper and safer climate solutions
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Les Leyne: In throne speech, Horgan uses artful phrasing to highlight how we've 'pulled together'

Les Leyne: In throne speech, Horgan uses artful phrasing to highlight how we've 'pulled together'

The NDP government used some artful phrasing Tuesday to sidle by the dismaying behaviour on display by people who are apparently losing their grip over the pandemic restrictions.
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Opinion: No, you can't pin Vancouver's housing crisis on one decision made in 1973

Opinion: No, you can't pin Vancouver's housing crisis on one decision made in 1973

Some thoughts from a former member of T.E.A.M. and a current member of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
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Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

The hunting territories of wolves in the northern boreal forests are changing, in part due to the convenience of trails built for logging. This has placed caribou at an even greater risk
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Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

As more countries flirt with democratic backsliding, we should all be concerned. We can look to academic freedom as a gauge.
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Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

In 1983, a Canadian group helped rebuild traditional cooking houses in Tonga in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The Tonga Kitchens project offers lessons for Canadian aid today.
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