Vancouver Aims to End School ‘Streaming.’ Will BIPOC Students Benefit?
Right now they’re underrepresented in high-achieving programs. Part of a series.
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We Need to Get Rapid Tests to Seniors in Care and Beyond
The supply is there to provide older adults improved quality of life while ensuring their safety.
Which Fitness Videos Work Best? There’s a Science to It
Researchers who watched a lot of YouTube workouts share five tips when choosing.
Please Advise! Honk If I Should Fear Vaccine Mandates
The ‘Freedom Convoy’ and pals like MP Melissa Lantsman are threatening empty stores. Start hoarding?
Are Electric Cars the Solution?
Or do visions of ‘clean’ robots supplying mobile freedom steer us down the wrong road?
What Can We Learn from a Plague 24 Centuries Ago?
The epidemic that swept ancient Athens tested its citizens’ courage and changed the city-state forever.
A Nation’s Journey into ‘the Darkest Recesses of Human Behaviour’
Williams Lake First Nation’s residential school investigation uncovers unmarked graves and horrific stories.
BC Is Creating Confusion with COVID Communications, Say Critics
Changes like reducing isolation requirements need clear explanation of rationale and risks, say public health experts.
Vancouver Aims to End Education ‘Streaming.’ But Is It Considering Black and Indigenous Students?
BIPOC youth face barriers to high-achieving programs and learning opportunities. Part of a series.
Earth Has Exceeded Its Safe Limit for Chemical Pollution
So you might be wondering what comes next. A Q&A.
BC Changes Its COVID-19 Isolation Requirements
Fully vaccinated people with no symptoms who are exposed to the virus no longer need to isolate for five days.
Tenants in BC Housing-Funded SRO Are Bullied Out of Rooms, Alleges Support Worker
Andrew Drury says some clients have been threatened with violence if they return to the London Hotel. BC Housing says it is investigating.
The System that Drives Our World
The mechanism, fuelled by centuries of force, is brilliantly diagrammed by Amitav Ghosh in ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse.’
Please Advise! Is Vancouver Worth the Gazillions in Rent?
Even well-heeled Doc Steve suggests you weigh your other options.
Death by a Thousand Lies
Professional liars have taken over in politics, business — everywhere. We all pay a terrible price.