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Anti-mask rallies held at Vancouver Art Gallery
November 3, 2020Editors' Note: This article previously misspelled Dr. Sun-Ha Hong's name as "Dr. Sung-Ha Hong." It has now been corrected. Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer Anti-mask rallies have been organized over the past weekends in Canada, including a “mega rally” on October 17 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The event protested against the provincial health recommendations to wear a mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The rallies were hosted by Hugs Over Masks, an organization co-founded by Vladislav Sobolev. The Peak reached out to Sobolev for an interview for more information regarding his stance on the pandemic. He stated he was…
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SFU professor leads research project on global coordination in response to COVID-19 pandemic
May 18, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer SFU health sciences professor Dr. Kelley Lee and her team are looking at the measures taken by countries in response to COVID-19. Dr. Lee’s team, which is based in Vancouver, Hong Kong, Sydney, and…
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World News Beats
October 14, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Secret service agent awarded medal of honor Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II, a US Army Special Forces Medic, Secret Service agent, and cancer patient, has been awarded the US Military's highest award…
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World News Beats
September 1, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Florida shooting leaves three dead An armed individual killed two people before turning the handgun on himself at a video game event in Jacksonville, Florida. 11 others were injured, nine of them by gunfire.…
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Approaching suicide prevention from a different angle
September 15, 2014Last month, the world was shocked by actor and comedian Robin Williams’ suicide. Soon after his death, a public discussion on ways to prevent suicide was opened, and it is certainly no coincidence that the World Health Organization (WHO) issued…
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