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Opinion: Ensuring B.C. seniors' safety amid COVID-19 can not be achieved with one single health measure

Opinion: Ensuring B.C. seniors' safety amid COVID-19 can not be achieved with one single health measure

"The evidence is clear," in the eyes of Isobel Mackenzie.
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Letter: Coquitlam's Mundy Forest has too many trails fragmenting habitat and disturbing wildlife

Letter: Coquitlam's Mundy Forest has too many trails fragmenting habitat and disturbing wildlife

We don’t support tree removal to create new community trails adjacent to private residences due to valid resident privacy and safety concerns, wrote a former Coquitlam resident.
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Letter: Port Coquitlam man thankful new rinks can fulfill granddaughter's hockey aspirations

Letter: Port Coquitlam man thankful new rinks can fulfill granddaughter's hockey aspirations

A new season on the ice for young budding athletes — and their families.
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Tax-scam phone calls on rise in B.C., poll finds

Tax-scam phone calls on rise in B.C., poll finds

Half of B.C.’s mobile phone users say they have received calls from an individual purporting to represent a government entity like the Canada Revenue Agency – a 15-point increase since 2019.
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Letter: Did you know my cousin Jack in Port Coquitlam? I'd like to hear from you

Letter: Did you know my cousin Jack in Port Coquitlam? I'd like to hear from you

Do you know John Wood, aka "Jack?"
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Opinion: Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It's complicated

Opinion: Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It's complicated

The pandemic has introduced a new context for university instructors navigating boundaries and responsibilities around their students’ and their own well-being and mental health
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Opinion: 10 ways to help lonely loved ones in long-term care homes, according to an LTC worker

Opinion: 10 ways to help lonely loved ones in long-term care homes, according to an LTC worker

As people living in long-term care homes brave another lockdown, communication is key and the presence of family members (virtually or through the window) is needed
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Opinion: Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age

Opinion: Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age

Algorithms have been shown to discriminate on the basis of race and gender. Studying age-related discrimination is essential to develop more equitable AI systems and technologies
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Opinion: Things could be worse during the Omicron wave - at least we still have beer

Opinion: Things could be worse during the Omicron wave - at least we still have beer

Thank heavens for beer
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Canada's pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program

Canada's pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program

The time is ripe to develop federal-provincial/territorial accords towards implementing a national school nutritious meal program
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