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Trevor Hancock: AI 鈥� the good, the bad and the ugly

Trevor Hancock: AI 鈥� the good, the bad and the ugly

Bad aspects of the AI revolution, including the ability to develop better disinformation, pale into insignificance compared to the ugly potential that AIs could become an existential threat to humanity
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Charla Huber: A convocation speech without all the movie cliches

Charla Huber: A convocation speech without all the movie cliches

Life isn鈥檛 like the movies 鈥� things aren鈥檛 always easy. There may be no kismet, no love at first sight, no right place at the right time. There are going to be people who doubt you, who think you don鈥檛 have what it takes
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Geoff Johnson: Debate over which reading method is best is not productive

Geoff Johnson: Debate over which reading method is best is not productive

Both the phonics and whole-language approach can help meet individual children鈥檚 learning needs
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Our Community: Fruit-picking group marks 25 years, SPCA launches fundraiser

Our Community: Fruit-picking group marks 25 years, SPCA launches fundraiser

Lifecycles鈥� Fruit Tree Project started with two friends knocking on doors asking to harvest falling fruit in 1998. Since then it has collected nearly 317,500 kg of fruit for food banks, community kitchens, school programs and home pantries
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Monique Keiran: In the oceans, small changes can have a big impact

Monique Keiran: In the oceans, small changes can have a big impact

Recent research shows that most of the world鈥檚 ocean plankton could cross a threshold under climate change where instead of soaking up carbon dioxide, they start doing the opposite
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Missing affordability? The promise and pitfalls of densifying single-family lots

Missing affordability? The promise and pitfalls of densifying single-family lots

Jurisdictions around the world, including sa国际传媒, are following Auckland鈥檚 lead in green-lighting density on single-family lots. Does it work?
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Our Community: Diabetes project wins student national science fair award; Ukrainian concert pianist performs

Our Community: Diabetes project wins student national science fair award; Ukrainian concert pianist performs

A Brentwood Bay student took home the Platinum Award at the recent 2023 sa国际传媒-Wide Science Fair awards in Edmonton.
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Charla Huber: Apple, coconut, banana 鈥� from innocent fruit to racial insult

Charla Huber: Apple, coconut, banana 鈥� from innocent fruit to racial insult

There is no racial group where everyone will share the same opinions, views, and values.
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David Sovka: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is in your backyard

David Sovka: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is in your backyard

Vancouver Island is being overrun by Very Hungry Caterpillars. They are gross and scary and I don鈥檛 like it.
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Trevor Hancock: A wellbeing society values all four forms of capital

Trevor Hancock: A wellbeing society values all four forms of capital

Several countries are starting to develop 鈥渨ellbeing economies鈥� and 鈥渨ellbeing budgets鈥� that incorporate all four capitals: natural, human, social and produced (or economic)
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