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Transphobia is way too accepted in BC
July 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of transphobia. Institutions give too much power to transphobes. This society has shown it allows and tolerates transphobia. It protects transphobes more than it protects trans people. We need to do better in protecting trans folks because the heteronormative social constructs we live in put them in danger. Just last month during a track meet in Kelowna, a grandfather from the bleachers hollered “Hey! This is a girls’ event, why are boys throwing?!” to two nine-year-old girls. The man believed two of the contestants were either “boys or transgender” due to their…
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Harm reduction and the overdose crisis in BC
March 18, 2022by Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate For the past two years, BC has been plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in thousands of deaths. However, there are numbers we don’t see often: those of overdose-related deaths. In a faculty…
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BC’s old-growth forests
November 29, 2021by Marco Ovies, Features Editor The term “old-growth forests” has been popping up all over the news, especially in light of the protests happening at Fairy Creek over the last year. Over 1,100 people have been arrested and mas of…
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BC raises minimum wage to $15.20 per hour
June 23, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On June 1, 2021, BC raised its minimum wage from $14.60 per hour to $15.20, making the province’s base rate the second highest in the country. In an effort to benefit nearly 400,000 British…
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Return to campus plan
June 10, 2021by Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate SFU announced that they anticipate that 70–80% of SFU’s Fall 2021 courses will be held on campus. This is based on Dr. Henry’s recommendations for post-secondary institutions to reinstate in-person learning. In June 2021, SFU will…
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BC’s confusing COVID-19 restrictions
May 12, 2021by Nancy La, Staff Writer In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, the BC government introduced new restrictions one after another in an effort to suppress the virus’ spread. This myriad of rules, along with…
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SFU researcher says new restrictions may seem contradictory to British Columbians
May 11, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On April 23, 2021 the BC provincial government released updated travel restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions require all non-essential travel between health regions to be postponed until after May 25…
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A lack of inter-provincial travel restrictions in BC is exhausting
March 3, 2021by Marisa Rizzo, SFU Student Since the initial COVID-19 shutdown, the federal government has encouraged us not to engage in non-essential travel outside of Canada, and to limit travel between provinces. However, in BC, recent reports from Whistler show that…
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All social gatherings and indoor group activities banned in BC
November 7, 2020Written by: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new restrictions for the next two weeks. The orders will be put into effect starting Saturday, November 7 at…
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Political Breakdown: A friendly reminder of all the negatives from each party and their ideologies
October 22, 2020by Serena Bains, Staff Writer A snap provincial election has been called for October 24, and while voting during a pandemic is less than desirable, so are the options of who to vote for. Despite this, elections remain an important,…
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