Taiwanese evacuees from Wuhan arrive in Taiwan on a charter flight. Photo courtesy of the Taiwanese government’s Central Epidemic Command Center. Over the course of the last few weeks, with…
After nearly 10 days of self-isolation and a complete collapse of the world economy, where are we at? Once again, the US is #1, but for all the wrong reasons.
We’re in hard times and in these times, we need a lot of empathy and compassion for others out there. Let’s face it, as human beings that’s not something we…
Researchers are working around the world and around the clock to ensure that we can stymie the spread and harm from COVID-19. Today, a new clinical study run by the…
The coronavirus provides us with a societal mirror in which we can see our flaws. In the United States, the flaws are glaring. Bruce Arthur writes: In the United States…
We should all applaud the ingenuity of cashiers and others in their efforts to maintain social separation at this difficult time. The prize for the most ingenious solution should go…
Following the petition we wrote , which had little impact on our situation of detention, we have decided to move to the second phase of our plan. This is to…
Originally published by Macleans Escape from Florida: My 2,400-km drive back to the sanity of Canada Stephen Maher: In Florida, the beaches were open, people filled bars, and many just…
No one should fault Premier Jason Kenney too much for visiting Edmonton’s Hope Mission, having a few photos taken and posting them on social media with an uplifting message about…
Age-wise, I am on the wrong side of the “let’s save the economy by throwing grandma to the wolves” argument. So I have to say, I disagree with it! And…
My name is Isabel Frey, and I’m a Vienna-based millenial, writing on life and politics in times of the coronavirus. I have a background in medical anthropology and sociology, a…
Here. I am posting it because I want you to send it to people who are not being careful. I want you to email it or text it to people…
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao. Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images. The COVID-19 pandemic is the second major crisis of globalization…
There has been numerous sightings of strings of lights in the sky over Vancouver Island recently. (File photo) Originally published by the Cowichan Citizen Could be satellites, or…
Lounging cat.
“Assange’s arrest represents an abuse of power, highlighting not only how true journalism has now been banished in the West, but also how politicians, journalists, news agencies and think-tanks collude…
The problems is bigger even than coronavirus. It goes back to 1945 – and earlier, much earlier. Almost all wars in history go back to greed. The news media always…
He was a legend in Calgary’s music scene and beyond. Gave the Hot Nasties one of our first big breaks, and featured us on his hit TV show, FM Moving…
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