NATIONAL HEADLINES 25 OCTOBER 2018 |
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An eye for an eye? Or a toxic tradition? “One of the Vancouver Canucks’ rising young stars, 19-year-old Elias Pettersson, was slammed to the ice. A week later, the reverberations are only growing louder. “Pettersson was in the offensive zone and embarrassed Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson with a deke so sick Matheson fell on his face. “Matheson then gets up, tracks down the Swede, hammers him into the wall, and then, with Pettersson in the air and in no position to protect himself, shoves him head-first to the ice. “Pettersson’s head bounced a couple of times off the hard surface. “As sickening to watch as that was, what happened next revealed more about a league, a city, and the future of professional hockey.” Story here. — Geoff D’Auria |
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Strapping in for the Big Crash with Chris Hedges Having chronicled the US empire’s slide, he’s not giving pep talks. A Tyee interview. By Dorothy Woodend. Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Quit Fretting about Pot, We’re Swimming in Alcohol Cannabis use is nothing compared to the Olympic-sized pools of booze we drink every week. I ran the numbers to prove it. By Paul Willcocks. Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Refugees Are Trapped in Toronto’s Housing Crisis, but Solutions Exist Scarce supply and high prices add to challenge of starting life in a new land. By Seila Rizvic. Thursday, October 25, 2018. We Can Save Our Life on Earth. Do We Want To? Report argues that transformation to an equitable, sustainable future is possible. By Crawford Kilian. Wednesday, October 24, 2018. On the Friendship, and Poetry, that Saved Me Luanne Armstrong’s ‘A Bright and Steady Flame’ tells the story of a fierce 45-year bond. By Luanne Armstrong. Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Tree Teachings: How Forests and Wildfires Are Critically Linked First in a series about the work of famed botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger. By Andrew Nikiforuk. Monday, October 22, 2018. ‘This Is Going to Hurt’: A Grossly Funny Memoir of a Burned Out Doctor The health of healthcare workers is no laughing matter, but Adam Kay makes it work. By Crawford Kilian. Friday, October 19, 2018. |
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