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Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Not only does it disregard the wellbeing of people and the planet in its pursuit of profit, it uses many of the same tactics — even consultants — as the tobacco industry
Geoff Johnson: Move to ditch SATS raises concerns about relying on school transcripts

Geoff Johnson: Move to ditch SATS raises concerns about relying on school transcripts

The question left hanging is whether the transcripts from high school A are equivalent to those from high school B
David Sovka: Physical violence and other birthday traditions

David Sovka: Physical violence and other birthday traditions

In Spain, they tug hard on your ear once for every year you’ve lived. In the 1970s Canada, they banged your bum on the ground, once for every year, and fed you cake containing choking hazards
Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
Opinion: Powder to the peeps

Opinion: Powder to the peeps

'Four good runs in five hours is not good value for anybody'
Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úbirders help with world's longest-running citizen science project

Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úbirders help with world's longest-running citizen science project

Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úis well known for its annual Eagle Count. Less known is our contribution to another winter bird count and the longest-running citizen science project in the world: the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC).
Greg Perry cartoon: ER wait times are getting pretty deadly

Greg Perry cartoon: ER wait times are getting pretty deadly

Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úopinion: I am not a robot!

Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úopinion: I am not a robot!

'They claim that having people jump through hoops to access an account is for security, but we are not given a choice.' 
Letter: Thank you, Donna Billy

Letter: Thank you, Donna Billy

'I greatly admired her dedication and leadership and knew if I wanted to get anything done, I went to Donna.'
Letter: Men’s Sheds—A remedy for loneliness and social isolation

Letter: Men’s Sheds—A remedy for loneliness and social isolation

Men’s Sheds, originally started in Australia, have gained global recognition for effectively combating isolation among men, particularly older men.
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