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Safe injection sites are necessary for saving lives
This article originally appeared in The Other Press, Douglas College’s student newspaper, on Dec. 7. NEW WESTMINSTER—Vancouver is home to the first legal supervised injection site in North America. At…Canada’s national bird: why the whisky jack?!
When I first heard that the whisky jack, or grey jay, had been named Canada’s national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, I was disappointed, confused, and honestly, a…Two sides to the ongoing battle for Trinity Western’s law school
There has been a fierce debate over whether Trinity Western University (TWU), a private Christian university based in Langley, B.C., should open a law school. The B.C. Law Society believes…Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes
The #allnoutnov2 National Student Day of Action, a reactionary movement to ever-climbing tuition, sought foremost to push back against the notion that, as the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) puts…Don’t whitewash tradition: Keep the red poppy
A red poppy can lay dormant for 80 years beneath the soil until they receive enough light to grow. For this reason, the red poppy has been a major symbol…Restrictions on private health care in Canada are unconstitutional
18.3 weeks. That was the median wait time in Canada between getting a referral from a general practitioner to receiving the treatment in 2015, according to the Fraser Institute. Yet,…Don’t think twice: Dylan deserves the Nobel
On Oct. 13, it was announced that Bob Dylan would be the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature — the first American in 22 years, and the first musician ever,…Kellie Leitch’s Canadian values crusade crumbles under scrutiny
In early September, Conservative Party MP Kellie Leitch began her campaign for leadership of the party. In doing so, she has purposed that one of her main focuses as a…Our Digital Print Issue
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