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MAXED OUT: Give your COVID brain a shake!

MAXED OUT: Give your COVID brain a shake!

EDITORIAL: The vaccine Games

EDITORIAL: The vaccine Games

This week, we learned of the federal rollout plan for the two vaccines currently being used to inoculate Canadians against the coronavirus—Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
SCIENCE MATTERS: U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power

SCIENCE MATTERS: U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power

As was demonstrated in the U.S. last week, many who are motivated by fear and ignorance are feeling emboldened—and desperate. It’s not just in the United States.
Western Canadians happy to throw out single-use-plastic habits: poll

Western Canadians happy to throw out single-use-plastic habits: poll

Moves to reduce reliance on hard-to-recycle plastics have broad support in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, survey finds
Opinion: Peaceful protests vs. mob riots, and the reasons behind them

Opinion: Peaceful protests vs. mob riots, and the reasons behind them

Let’s be upfront as we talk with our kids about the shocking events in the United States this past week.
THE OUTSIDER: Bell curves, break-ins and a new era of backcountry ineptitude

THE OUTSIDER: Bell curves, break-ins and a new era of backcountry ineptitude

I was a young teenager when a graphic representation known as a “bell curve” was explained to me by an academic mentor.
PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: A shift in sporting priorities

PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: A shift in sporting priorities

This time of year is normally filled with the jubilation of victory or the agony of struggle of the Canadian team at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: B.C. government control spread coronavirus

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: B.C. government control spread coronavirus

I am writing to inform you of my displeasure with the BC NDP’s recent COVID-19 response. The B.C. government started off well, but in the last few months has failed the people of B.C.
EDITORIAL: Whistler's double-edged sword

EDITORIAL: Whistler's double-edged sword

MAXED OUT: They are not listening to you, Dr. Henry

MAXED OUT: They are not listening to you, Dr. Henry

Dear Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: Wow, that seems so formal. After all this time, hanging on your every word week by week—not to mention admiring your shoes—I feel as though using your formal title is too impersonal.