The N95 Is the Mask We All Should Be Wearing. Here’s Why
Properly worn, it’s vastly superior against Omicron. Say it loud and ramp up its availability.
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‘Tax Me,’ Says Prof Whose Home Jumped $500,000 in One Year
After a huge spike in BC property values, Paul Kershaw wants a new tax to tackle rising inequality between homeowners and renters.
With Lack of COVID Testing, BC Is ‘Completely Flying Blind,’ Say Experts
Modelling group says that without reliable data, we know nothing about what’s coming.
Of course these ‘experts’ are pro-military—follow the money
CGAI and the UofC’s CMSS are two of many institutions funded by the military and arms industry to promote their ideas
He Told Us How to Save Life on Earth. Will We?
The scholar and activist E.O. Wilson died this week at 92.
Please Advise! What Year Was Worse?
In a toss-up between 2020 and 2021, Dr. Steve has the unenviable task of picking the loser.
BC’s Effort to License Water Use Falling Apart, Critics Say
Liberals, Greens agree a crisis looms for thousands of farmers and other water users.
Activists Who Are Risking All to End the War on Drugs
Travis Lupick previously wrote the story of drug user health advocacy in Vancouver. His second book shines a light on Americans.
These Great 2021 Films Documented the Personal and Political
People improving the world through creativity and courage were the stars of the year’s best docs.
The Kenney Countdown: Alberta’s Top 10 Scandals of 2021
Ranking the United Conservative Party’s stumbles.
Sonia Furstenau Reflects on Kindness and Trust in Government
The BC Green leader considers them core values. But they’ve been tested this year.
The dangerous rise of the anti-vax far-right
Clarke: Opposition to vaccines and those who distribute them provides indispensable motivation for fascists everywhere
‘On life support’: 2021 in climate politics
As powerful countries keep sinking climate goals, activists likely to escalate tactics rather than accept an increasingly unlivable world
The Surreal Beauty of BC Government Photographs
The province has its own Flickr pool documenting official doings. It’s propaganda that sometimes verges on high art.
Six Unlearned Lessons of the Pandemic
Two years in, here are some signals and logical responses we have yet to grasp.