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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: She didn't feel sick, but she had COVID-19. How a rapid test stopped her from giving Omicron to her mother

Opinion: She didn't feel sick, but she had COVID-19. How a rapid test stopped her from giving Omicron to her mother

Getting tested for COVID-19 will likely be routine in most health care and long-term care settings for now and into the future, and they're also easier to get at Tri-City pharmacies for people who just want to be sure.
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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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Letter: This technology is the solution Tri-City stream keepers have been waiting for

Letter: This technology is the solution Tri-City stream keepers have been waiting for

I'm responding to article written by Diane Strandberg about the construction contamination spills into Stoney Creek. 
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Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Kevin Falcon wins leadership
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Letter: Petition launched to get more tennis and pickleball courts in Coquitlam

Letter: Petition launched to get more tennis and pickleball courts in Coquitlam

It is great to see residents highlighting the health benefit aspect of racquet sports, as well as the facility supply issues recently in the Tri-City News, a Coquitlam pharmacist writes.
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