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What Grinds Our Gears: Give Cold Tea the cold shoulder

by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor On New Year’s Eve, Vancouver’s Cold Tea restaurant decided to blatantly disregard COVID-19 safety regulations by hosting an all-night, 100-person gathering. In an interview with Global News, one of the restaurant’s owners took responsibility, but also defended their actions with the flimsy excuse of being a new business, stating that “survival instincts kicked in.” This shows that Cold Tea does not care for the health and safety of the community, which is concerning given that they are part of the hospitality industry.  While I sympathize with their financial stress, Cold Tea is not…

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