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OPINION | Alberta could be fighting its last pipeline battle
While physical distancing and the economic uncertainty it has created will decrease demand for oil in the near term, it’s the longer-term consequences of COVID-19 that ought to be even more worrying for the oil and gas industry.
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Max Fawcett
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Front-line health workers are under enormous stress, and we need to develop mental health support plans now
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Scott Maxwell
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Opinion
'Evidence-based' does not mean there is no politics
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Jay Foster and Jenifer Barton
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Opinion
Knowledge, expertise and hope can spread just as quickly as a virus
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Mark Sakamoto
Opinion ||
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Point of View
The myth of more 'free' time during the pandemic — and how pressure to use it productively might hurt
We are told there are two options, writes Daniel Dalman: fight or flight. Fight the problem or run from it with a ton of busy work. But maybe there is a third option, one we’ve chosen and feel bad about picking. Can’t we just freeze? Simply stay still and quiet until this is over?
Daniel Dalman
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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Point of View
How helping my parents during COVID-19 brought me closer to my (lotus) roots
I’ve taken over grocery shopping for my elderly parents because of COVID-19. Buying food at the Chinese grocer for my very discerning parents has brought us closer together and I've learned a few lessons along the way, writes Tina Ma.
Tina Ma
Canada -British Columbia |
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OPINION | Calgary can become a cleantech capital within a decade. Here's how
Imagine in 2020, in the midst of both a pandemic and oil-price crash, that Calgary made a big bet — a bet that its future would honour its past, leverage its strengths and overcome its challenges.
Jeremy Barretto
Canada -Calgary ||
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OPINION | Growing resilience: What could a secure food system look like?
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Ryan Stuart
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
How the COVID-19 crisis exposes widespread climate change hypocrisy
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Gordon Pennycook
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
Those who want total ban on handguns lack understanding of firearm sports
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James Melnick
Opinion ||
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Point of View
I don't think we'll be nicer after COVID-19, but we might be wiser. That's more important
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Chris Kutarna
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
Stalkerware puts those living with abusers in even greater jeopardy during COVID-19 isolation
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Adam Molnar
Opinion ||
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Opinion
Quarantine and the constitution: Are Newfoundland and Labrador's public health measures legal?
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Sean Fleming
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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Opinion
Pandemic proves companies can change in an emergency — so what about that climate crisis?
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Joanne Seiff
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Opinion
COVID-19 has put a harsh spotlight on the anti-Asian racism that has always existed in Canada
Carol Liao
Canada -British Columbia |
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OPINION | Still waiting for Alberta to get the memo on climate-conscious investing
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Max Fawcett
Canada -Calgary ||
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Point of View
Working from home with an autistic child has been the greatest challenge and the greatest eyeopener
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Mark Taylor
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Point of View
It's hard to let go, but we'll have to say goodbye to the garage sale during this pandemic summer
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Lesley Hughes
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Opinion
Why Canada should ban the sale, ownership of handguns
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Tony Keene
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OPINION | Alberta 'war room' selling positive oilpatch pitches, but investors aren't buying
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Opinion
Where are the new ideas in this Conservative Party leadership race?
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Kory Teneycke
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OPINION | For Alberta, the potential of geothermal energy is clear, if it's done right
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Brendan Haley & Sara Hastings-Simon
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Latest gun control effort isn't merely a failure. It corrodes trust among Canadians
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Jay Nathwani
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Opinion
This grand distance-learning experiment's lessons go well beyond what the students are learning
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Paul W. Bennett
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Opinion
Caring for those with Alzheimer's disease — like my grandmother — already felt isolating. Then came COVID-19
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Emily Fagan
Canada -British Columbia |
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OPINION | Oil is not dead but Kenney will need Trudeau's help to keep it on life support
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton |
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Point of View
I tried to balance working from home and caring for my kids. I finally called it quits
Canada -Ottawa |
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Opinion
Why Canadians should fight tooth and nail against proof-of-immunity cards
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Françoise Baylis
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