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David Sovka: Social Media 101 for those whose teeth are older than the internet

David Sovka: Social Media 101 for those whose teeth are older than the internet

There are real benefits for older people when it comes to social media — for example, connecting with friends who aren’t dead yet, but still owe you money.
Geoff Johnson: Surfing offers lessons for dealing with AI in education

Geoff Johnson: Surfing offers lessons for dealing with AI in education

School boards need to ride the AI wave, but in a way that protects teachers and students from the perils while not limiting its educational potential
Opinion: Naturopathic doctors ready to relieve health-care crisis

Opinion: Naturopathic doctors ready to relieve health-care crisis

The time has come for naturopathic medicine to be fully embraced... during the current severe shortage of family doctors in this province and in particular northern BC.
Comment: Chasing higher housing density — but to what end?

Comment: Chasing higher housing density — but to what end?

The new legislation does not consider the extensive variation of capacity in designated municipalities, simply ignoring any inconvenient drawbacks.
Opinion: Online retailers ignore country of origin labeling

Opinion: Online retailers ignore country of origin labeling

Canada introduced country of origin mandatory labeling back in the 1890s to help consumers support Canadian manufacturers and industry. Online marketplaces have pulled a runaround on this tradition.
Editorial: Government must get ruthless with toxic drug traffickers

Editorial: Government must get ruthless with toxic drug traffickers

What is the difference between the sodium nitrite Kenneth Law is accused of selling and people trafficking enough fentanyl to kill dozens or hundreds of people?
Geoff Johnson: Media literacy programs on rise to help young people tell fact from fiction

Geoff Johnson: Media literacy programs on rise to help young people tell fact from fiction

The confusing nature of information available online has sparked increase use of media literacy in schools
Opinion: We can’t all live like Albertans

Opinion: We can’t all live like Albertans

If everyone lived a western lifestyle, we would need five Earth’s worth of resources each year. It is not sustainable.
Opinion: ‘Reality has caught up to the CBC’

Opinion: ‘Reality has caught up to the CBC’

'They will have to find a way to move on with only about two-thirds of their operating budget paid by the government or $1.2 billion in federal money every year.'
Charla Huber: Kids who think they have N-word passes need a better understanding of history

Charla Huber: Kids who think they have N-word passes need a better understanding of history

Young teens who think they have a “pass” to say a racial slur do not fully understand the hate, segregation and struggle people have had to endure