by Helen Gemmrich | Dec 1, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Leaders in business, politics, Indigenous knowledge and academia gather to discuss global challenges Photo via Victoria Forum website. Global issues require global solutions – and the participants of the 2020 Victoria Forum enthusiastically embraced the challenge. The...
by Helen Gemmrich | Nov 23, 2020 | Op-eds, Opinions
Flagging disputed content isn’t enough without user vigilance Graphic by Kate Korte, with screen captures from Trump’s twitter. After a tense week of waiting for the final ballots to be counted, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. election on Nov. 7....
by Helen Gemmrich | Oct 22, 2020 | Opinions
Good science reporting shouldn’t be a rare commodity Photo via Pixabay. Two simple, innocuous sentences — and I flung my Canadian Press (CP) Stylebook across the room before diving into an internet search. Is that really how journalism sees science? I was working on...
by Helen Gemmrich | Oct 22, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Will wearing masks in public ever not feel weird? Graphic by Mohamed Hassan, via Pixabay. What motivates people to follow public health guidelines? Will mask-wearing and physical distancing ever feel normal? Many of these reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic are based...