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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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Opinion: ‘Evil’ Burnaby strata fines man for taking recyclables to pay for mom’s memorial

Opinion: ‘Evil’ Burnaby strata fines man for taking recyclables to pay for mom’s memorial

Who has ownership of bottles and other items once residents have put them into the bins?
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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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‘Get those f***ing diapers off your faces,’ woman shouts at Burnaby COVID-19 vaccine clinic

‘Get those f***ing diapers off your faces,’ woman shouts at Burnaby COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Burnaby couple speaks out about being accosted
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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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Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it

Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it

As a society, we must shift our collective culture away from a silent complacency around interpersonal trauma and towards intentionally working to prevent it
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‘Scumlords’ leave Burnaby rental units infested with rats, says tenant

‘Scumlords’ leave Burnaby rental units infested with rats, says tenant

Landlord refusing to get rid of vermin
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