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Gordzilla: Are kids really that anxious about school? Or is it parents?
I was enduring a particularly hot and sticky bus ride home from work last week while trying to read as we jolted and swayed our way up Granville with a driver who was either still twitchy from a war or...
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The Challenge of Being B.C.’s Biggest School District
The Fraser Valley is home to B.C.’s biggest school district. And that means an enormous effort is required to get everything ready for back-to-school. Surrey has more than 70,000 students returning to...
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Cocktails and Dreams at Metropolitan Bartending School
Cocktail culture around the world hasn’t been this prolific since pre-prohibition (or perhaps since 1988 when Cocktail was released). Mixologists are as specialized as surgeons or chefs, technique is...
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The Long Road to Destination: Dream Job
We’ve all been cornered and coerced into that conversation. Placed in a momentary spotlight, we patiently answer questions about our favourite hobbies and preferred subjects in school, openly sharing...
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Voluntourism exposes Guatemala’s soul
Last August, I experienced an adventure so impactful that I can still feel the weight of each moment curled into my memory beds, warm and alive, beating with a heart and soul as vividly as my present...
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s band’s drummer facing sexual assault charges
The drummer in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s part-time rock band – Herringbone – faces five counts of sex charges involving a minor that allegedly took place from 1998-2000. Little is known...
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10-year-old suspended from school for pointing fingers in shape of gun
A ten-year-old boy in Columbus, Ohio has been suspended from school for three days for making his fingers into the shape of a gun. With the perp’s thumb up and his index finger pointing at a friend’s...
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The future of signatures
My 13-year-old son can’t write his name and most of his buddies can’t either. My 10-year-old daughter and most of her friends can. The reason for this shouldn’t have shocked me since the demise of...
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Life is a stage
Last week my daughter asked if she could raid my tickle trunk for her school’s Christmas concert. “Mr. Lee thinks I’d make a great Marilyn Monroe,” she said. “And he thought you might have something I...
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How much homework does your child have? Take our short survey
How much homework does your child bring home from school? We’re interested in hearing about the workload B.C. students are carrying these days. If you’re the parent of a B.C. student, please take a...
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