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Opinion: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

Opinion: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

The multigenerational memoir laid the groundwork for graphic memoirs to become an essential form for remembering the Holocaust and communicating its legacy of trans-generational trauma
Opinion: How books, movies and TV help us understand the infodemic, anti-vax messages and conspiracy theories

Opinion: How books, movies and TV help us understand the infodemic, anti-vax messages and conspiracy theories

Stories build powerful emotional attachments. We root for heroes, boo their opponents and get anxious for the fictional problem to be solved. Facts have very little to do with it
Opinion: Canada needs to cut carbon, not try to capture it

Opinion: Canada needs to cut carbon, not try to capture it

A tax credit for companies that invest in carbon capture technology would divert financing away from cheaper and safer climate solutions
Les Leyne: In throne speech, Horgan uses artful phrasing to highlight how we've 'pulled together'

Les Leyne: In throne speech, Horgan uses artful phrasing to highlight how we've 'pulled together'

The NDP government used some artful phrasing Tuesday to sidle by the dismaying behaviour on display by people who are apparently losing their grip over the pandemic restrictions.
Cartoon: Some assembly required

Cartoon: Some assembly required

Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

Opinion: Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

The hunting territories of wolves in the northern boreal forests are changing, in part due to the convenience of trails built for logging. This has placed caribou at an even greater risk
Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

Opinion: Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies

As more countries flirt with democratic backsliding, we should all be concerned. We can look to academic freedom as a gauge.
Focus on Film: Classic film still makes qathet region critic laugh

Focus on Film: Classic film still makes qathet region critic laugh

“If you want to sing out, sing out. If you want to be free, be free…” ~ Cat Stevens, from the soundtrack of Harold and Maude
Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

Opinion: Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today

In 1983, a Canadian group helped rebuild traditional cooking houses in Tonga in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The Tonga Kitchens project offers lessons for Canadian aid today.
Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Opinion: New BC Liberal leader branded as 'yesterday's man' - can he shed that baggage?

Kevin Falcon wins leadership