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OPINION | Keystone XL is Jason Kenney's $7.5B bet
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Sara Hastings-Simon
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Pressures of COVID-19 could be catastrophic for mental health system
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Dr. Andrew L. Smith
Opinion ||
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Opinion
COVID-19 anxiety shows why Canada needs a 9-8-8 number for mental health emergencies
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Kathleen Finlay
Opinion ||
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Point of View
What it's like to be a new mom during the COVID-19 pandemic
Does it kind of feel like a grenade exploded right into the middle of your normal life sometime back in February? Same here, but my grenade was a five-pound human being.
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Delaney Seiferling
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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OPINION | Weekend education cuts announcement 'cowardly' and 'hypocritical'
When the Alberta government announced what is surely the largest mass layoff in provincial history, it didn’t hold a news conference or even have one cabinet minister available to answer questions.
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Opinion
Why cellphone tracking is the wrong way to try and contain COVID-19 at this point
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Christian Leuprecht
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Opinion
How invoking the Emergencies Act could help Canada better track, contain COVID-19
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Colleen M. Flood
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OPINION | COVID-19: Lessons for business owners from the Calgary flood
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Scott Crockatt
Canada -Calgary ||
Opinion
If you are freaking out over the pandemic, you most certainly don't need to apologize
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Edward Riche
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Opinion
Tackling the 'wicked problem' of trying to educate kids at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Matt Henderson
Canada -Manitoba |
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Opinion
As civil liberties erode, Canada must not allow COVID-19 outbreak to infect the rule of law
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Joseph Arvay
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Opinion
Social distancing is important. But what if you live in an apartment tower with shared spaces?
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Hadani Ditmars
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Opinion
Plea from an ER doctor: Give our stretched health-care resources a fighting chance
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Dr. Taylor Lougheed
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Point of View
As a disabled person, it's hard to watch accessibility only improve now that able-bodied are affected
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John Loeppky
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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OPINION | Be sad, be mad, be bored, but stay HOME
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Dr. Tito Daodu
Canada -Calgary ||
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OPINION | Pandemic politics makes for pandemic pals, as Kenney and Trudeau discover
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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OPINION | It's time to rediscover the joys of walking
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Richard White
Canada -Calgary ||
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Point of View
Despite the chaos, stress and glitter, I know I'll miss my kids being home when this is over
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Martha Neovard
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
A universal basic income could help counter COVID-19's economic damage
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Tim Ford
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Opinion
I'm 22, chronically ill — and feel dismissed in the COVID-19 dialogue
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Bailey Martens
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Opinion
'Nothing spreads like fear': COVID-19 and the dangers of emotional contagion
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A.T. Kingsmith
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Point of View
When you say 'only the vulnerable are at risk,' know that your 'only' is my everything
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Micah Lynnes
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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OPINION | COVID-19: Doing too much, calmly together
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Dr. Judi L. Malone
Canada -Calgary ||
Opinion
Faith leaders send cross-cultural messages of hope, healing
Canada -Manitoba |
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Opinion
Experiencing the good, the bad and the ugly of Winnipeg
Janine LeGal
Canada -Manitoba |
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Opinion
Populism and pandemics: The IHR was meant to address outbreaks like COVID-19, but nations have ignored it
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Dr. Kumanan Wilson
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