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Gerry Chidiac: My dad had a huge influence on me

Gerry Chidiac: My dad had a huge influence on me

We often agreed to disagree, but each of us walked away with an awareness that there may have been a grain of truth in what the other person was saying.
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Opinion: Long-standing systems for sustainable farming could feed people and the planet — if industry is willing to step back

Opinion: Long-standing systems for sustainable farming could feed people and the planet — if industry is willing to step back

Industry seeks to capitalize on regenerative agriculture, but standards that focus only on carbon or other select environmental metrics will undermine its transformative potential
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Letter to the editor: Americans misinterpret gun amendment

Letter to the editor: Americans misinterpret gun amendment

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
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Opinion: Making sense of eliminating cents varies across the country

Opinion: Making sense of eliminating cents varies across the country

Next year, our country will mark 10 years without the presence of a functioning one-cent coin in our pockets and purses
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Opinion: Monkeypox FAQ: How is it transmitted? Where did it come from? What are the symptoms? Does smallpox vaccine prevent it?

Opinion: Monkeypox FAQ: How is it transmitted? Where did it come from? What are the symptoms? Does smallpox vaccine prevent it?

Recent outbreaks have drawn attention to monkeypox. Get answers to common questions about this relative of the smallpox virus, including transmission, symptoms and effectiveness of smallpox vaccine.
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Jean Charest: Canadian Conservatives need substantive policy ideas — not conspiracy theories

Jean Charest: Canadian Conservatives need substantive policy ideas — not conspiracy theories

"We don’t have a freedom problem. We have a Trudeau problem."
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The last chapter: Jewish girl's bravery adds twist to Pat Bay war story

The last chapter: Jewish girl's bravery adds twist to Pat Bay war story

This tale, the story of the Second World War flyer who died twice — once in Europe, the second time on Vancouver Island — was wild enough in 2017. The plot just took another twist.
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Letter to the editor: Don’t be so quick to blame guns for mass shootings

Letter to the editor: Don’t be so quick to blame guns for mass shootings

The deadliest school massacre in U.S. history occurred at the Bath Consolidated School just outside East Lansing, Mich. on May 18, 1927.  The toll was 45 killed and 58 injured with a bomb.
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Opinion: Departure time: why these two political leaders should step aside

Opinion: Departure time: why these two political leaders should step aside

From the heart in one case, from the head in another, I implore John Horgan and Doug McCallum: Step aside. Two significant political leaders are at critical career junctures. For vastly different reasons, they would be wisest to leave their posts.
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Editorial: Federal government must pay more for health care

Editorial: Federal government must pay more for health care

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