MONDAY HEADLINES 11 JANUARY 2021
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Last Days for BC’s Apple Industry? COVID-19 and bad weather have hammered Okanagan orchardists. But low prices are the biggest threat to their survival. First of two.
By Alex Nguyen. Friday, January 8, 2021. A Last-Minute Health Order Wrecked a Big Night for BC Restaurants. And They’re Mad Local owners say the province has failed to recognize their role in fighting the pandemic, and that needs to change.
By Moira Wyton. Friday, January 8, 2021. Coastal GasLink Is Harming Watersheds, Province Says Pipeline firm is ordered to curb erosion and sediment that pollute rivers and threaten fish.
By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Monday, January 11, 2021. How Vancouver Dealt with Two Pandemics, a Century Apart Were there anti-maskers in 1918? TP hoarding? Historians share what they know about the city and the Spanish flu.
By Christopher Cheung. Friday, January 8, 2021. Get Real Canada, Get to Zero Pandemic expert urges a bold shift as highly infectious variant raises the stakes.
By Andrew Nikiforuk. Friday, January 8, 2021. Housing, Like Beer, Is Better Done in Small Batches Time to diversify our home choices and styles. Here are some winning examples.
By Scot Hein. Monday, January 11, 2021. How BC’s Fruit Farming Industry Could Go for Gold Again A lab-grown cherry changed the fruit game. With funding we could do it again, scientists and farmers say. Last of two.
By Alex Nguyen. Monday, January 11, 2021. Ban on Social Gatherings Extended Again as COVID Cases Rise BC promises to address concerns about isolation of seniors in long-term care.
By Moira Wyton. Friday, January 8, 2021. How a Basic Income Plan Could Save Lives in a Pandemic Emergency benefits showed the value of ensuring all Canadians are guaranteed enough money to meet basic needs.
By Moira Wyton. Thursday, January 7, 2021. Trump Proves the Harm Psychopaths Can Do. How to Protect Ourselves Tools exist to screen them from all top jobs. Washington’s nightmare is our wake-up call.
By Mitchell Anderson. Thursday, January 7, 2021. On the Need to ‘Say It Nicer’ How we talk to — and talk about — people who use substances is often pathologizing and hurtful.
By Kara Fletcher. Thursday, January 7, 2021. How Should We Teach Our Kids to Be Competent? ‘Bean Dad’ Brought Back Memories When my son couldn’t tie his shoes, I despaired and wrote about him. Twelve years later, the laugh is on me.
By Dorothy Woodend. Thursday, January 7, 2021. Northerners, Indigenous Communities Fear Work Camps Still a Pandemic Threat The province limited worksite and camp numbers. But the measures don’t go far enough, say First Nations.
By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Jan. 6, a Day that Will Live in Infamy Uniting? Healing? Here’s what Joe Biden must do as the world watches.
By Crawford Kilian. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Opposing Prisoner Vaccination, Erin O’Toole Is Unmasked And underneath we find the same old callousness of Conservative leaders before him.
By Paul Willcocks. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. COVID-19 Holds Steady in Downtown Eastside with Vaccinations on the Way After a big increase in the fall, Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhoods haven’t seen a surge in cases.
By Jen St. Denis. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Two Graphic Novels Offering Quotidian Delights Stay home, cozy up, and read these excellent books that make ordinary life feel extraordinary.
By Dorothy Woodend. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. ‘There Has to be a Better Way’: Police Kill a Sword-Wielding Man in the Downtown Eastside It’s the third such violent incident involving police since November. Advocates want changes to how authorities deal with those in distress.
By Jen St. Denis. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Douglas Roche Dreams of World Peace VIDEO: The Red Tory has lived a long and remarkable life. Here’s why he’s still holding out hope for the future.
By Olamide Olaniyan. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Don’t Hold Back the Vaccine for a Second Dose. And More New Virus Science The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.
By Brian Owens. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Stigma Makes Life Worse for Youth Meth Users, Study Finds BC report calls for new measures to deal with damage done by stereotypes and lack of supports and treatment options.
By Moira Wyton. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. 400,000 British Columbians to Get COVID-19 Vaccine in First Three Months BC to target long-term care residents and staff and health workers as distribution begins.
By Moira Wyton. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Vancouver’s SRO Hotels Drop in Value as City Eyes Purchases Many have been poorly maintained for years. In 2020, council voted to try to acquire over 100 of them.
By Jen St. Denis. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Forestry Watchdog Calls for Review of Old-Growth Logging Practices in BC’s North Both biodiversity and future supply are at risk in the large timber supply area, warns whistleblower.
By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Safety Messaging Forgot Most of Us Can’t Stay Home VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.
By Christopher Cheung. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Food Delivery Work Is a Big Test for Unions in Canada But there’s opportunity for solidarity even on atomized platforms.
By Jessica Hu, By Leslie Wang, By Clayton Wong and By Enda Brophy. Monday, January 4, 2021. China Ends up Holding Four Aces VIRAL SURPRISE: One of many ways the pandemic made us rethink our assumptions. A Tyee series.
By Crawford Kilian. Monday, January 4, 2021. |
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