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OPINION: Helping a 97-year-old man get his COVID vaccination appointment

OPINION: Helping a 97-year-old man get his COVID vaccination appointment

Call centre inundated with 1.7 million calls while there are just 50,000 folks over 90 in B.C.
COLUMN: Millennial’s guide to online trolls, bullies

COLUMN: Millennial’s guide to online trolls, bullies

Messages of Pink Shirt Day should be front of mind all year long, especially online
Khashoggi and the gang who couldn’t shoot straight

Khashoggi and the gang who couldn’t shoot straight

If Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, were a burglar, he wouldn’t be George Clooney in “Ocean’s Eleven.” He’d be a cartoon burglar in a carnival mask and a top with black-and-white horizontal stripes, carrying a sack labelled “SWAG.”
FINLAYSON: Government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries

FINLAYSON: Government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries

To revive the economy, this piece in the strategy is integral, writes Jock Finlayson
Biotech: Is it science or sorcery?

Biotech: Is it science or sorcery?

Submitted by Robert M. Macrae
MALCOLMSON: 2020 left us grappling with overdose tragedy and working for change

MALCOLMSON: 2020 left us grappling with overdose tragedy and working for change

B.C.’s Addictions Minister reflects on visit to Overdose Prevention Society in Vancouver
“American” Democracy

“American” Democracy

If I have to read one more hand-wringing article about the “crisis of American democracy” and what it means for the world, I’m going to retch.
‘I am tired, and my soul hurts’: B.C. nurse reflects on working in ICU unit during COVID

‘I am tired, and my soul hurts’: B.C. nurse reflects on working in ICU unit during COVID

Renée Bush writes about what it is like on the front-line of the pandemic in the north
FINLAYSON: The long economic tail of COVID-19

FINLAYSON: The long economic tail of COVID-19

‘Fast forward to late 2020 and the situation has partially stabilized’
GUEST COLUMN: COVID-19 masks mandatory in B.C., but not everywhere

GUEST COLUMN: COVID-19 masks mandatory in B.C., but not everywhere

Orders require them where necessary, Provincial Health Officer says