If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.
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This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
Don’t bet on John Rustad going away any time soon, despite the B.C. Conservative party chaos and his leadership failures, writes Paul Willcocks. #bcpoli
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Why John Rustad Isn’t Going Away | The Tyee
Despite the grumbling, the Conservative leader is likely safe.
“In order to turn the page to become a new and free country, Alberta has to ditch the things that are Canadian that exist in Alberta right now,” said Bruce Pardy, the exec director for Rights Probe, at a right-wing political conference in Calgary. 🚫🇨🇦 #abpoli
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Alberta Separatist Pushes for End of Indigenous Rights at ‘Unity’ Conference | The Tyee
But even a leading fellow separatist rejects the view, saying it would ‘fly in the face of 150 years of history.’
As bad as COVID-19 was, the authors of a new book on pandemic planning believe we got off lightly, Crawford Kilian writes. 🦠
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Here’s the Book to Buy in Bulk for Public Health Officials | The Tyee
‘The Big One’ charts the path forward for future pandemics and the current ‘infodemic.’
As drought in B.C.’s Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the City of Dawson Creek scrambles to find a new water source, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up a record 50% last year. Ben Parfitt reports. #bcpoli
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Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee
A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.
In this preview to his lecture this Wednesday, award-winning veteran journalist Stephen Maher speaks to how social media has changed everything, the Canadian response to Charlie Kirk’s murder, the problem of “news deserts” and whether future journalists will need rich parents. #uspoli #canpoli
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Stephen Maher on News in Polarized Times | The Tyee
Ahead of his UVic talk, the political reporter on ‘partisan sorting,’ media ‘hucksters,’ MPs applauding Charlie Kirk and more.
Andrew Nikiforuk: Unfortunately, these claims that nuclear power can provide cheap energy security or reverse the persistent failure of national and global policies to reduce CO2 emissions is an illusion. #abpoli #canpoli
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The New Nuclear Fever, Debunked | The Tyee
Politicians who push small reactors raise false hopes that splitting atoms can make a real dent in the climate crisis.
“There are worse examples a young person could follow.” 🎬 #RobertRedford
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The Robert Redford Effect | The Tyee
Movies shape our sensibilities. And so could the star actor whose charisma enfolded ideals.
“Like the post-pandemic fashion boom that had us rejecting comfy clothes for extravagant outfits, I’m on a daily Vancouver duel against monotony and practicality.” 🧥
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Look Out, Vancouver! I’m Dressing for Joy | The Tyee
Regional blandness was getting me down. Here’s how I turned things around.
Canadian employers have been ordering workers back to in-person work through blanket return-to-office policies. On top of harming workplace equity, these policies have repercussions as children head back to school and respiratory illness season looms, write three experts. 🦠 #canlab
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Back-to-Office Orders Are Destructive and Unnecessary | The Tyee
For no reason, employers are risking a disease surge, hurting parents and setting back equity.