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Opinion: Do you have 'tower fatigue' in Burnaby? Then you might be a NIMBY

Opinion: Do you have 'tower fatigue' in Burnaby? Then you might be a NIMBY

Resident thinks council is on the right track with housing plan
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Opinion: (Bad) things in B.C. in 2022 will look a lot like those from 2021

Opinion: (Bad) things in B.C. in 2022 will look a lot like those from 2021

Rinse, repeat
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Burnaby gym closed by COVID-19 order hit again as driver smashes window

Burnaby gym closed by COVID-19 order hit again as driver smashes window

One sent to hospital
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Our casual use of facial analysis tools can lead to more sinister applications

Our casual use of facial analysis tools can lead to more sinister applications

Facial recognition technologies have become more popular through increasingly sophisticated devices and popular fads. Casual use of face scanning and analysis features has long-term social impacts.
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COVID-19 spike continues in B.C. as new case numbers remain elevated

COVID-19 spike continues in B.C. as new case numbers remain elevated

New daily record high on Saturday followed by two more days of 1,000-plus new infections
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Income inequality and COVID-19: We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat

Income inequality and COVID-19: We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat

How two Canadian teams of economists and epidemiologists studied COVID-19 from a social science perspective to show that higher national income inequality is associated with worse COVID outcomes.
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Young people's FOMO may be fuelling feelings of social disconnection during COVID-19

Young people's FOMO may be fuelling feelings of social disconnection during COVID-19

Research suggests that an important question parents can consider with pre-teens and teens is: "What are you doing online and how is it making you feel?"
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B.C. floods among world's most devastating climate events of 2021

B.C. floods among world's most devastating climate events of 2021

The full cost of flooding in B.C. is still being assessed, but according to one estimate, November flooding places B.C. as the world's fifth most expensive extreme weather event in 2021.
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The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

The struggle against sexual harassment and sexual assault at Ontario universities goes back to the 1970s.
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Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset, and that's the problem

Housing is both a human right and a profitable asset, and that's the problem

As demand grows for real estate and housing prices rise, more people are being priced out of the market. Government intervention is needed to produce affordable housing and control speculation.
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