Editorial: Celebrities quick to reach out to Haiti

Celebrities aren't the most well-adjusted individuals, yet their views on everything from mental health to global warming are often sought and, shockingly, given merit as well.

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Editorial: A chance to build a better country

If you need a sense of exactly how out of time Haiti was even before the natural catastrophe of this Tuesday, consider how many live video clips you've seen of the earthquake itself.

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Editorial: Haiti desperately needs our help

Any 7.0 magnitude earthquake that strikes a mere 10 kilometres below ground can create catastrophic damage regardless of its location in the world.

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Editorial: Burrows' ref claims deserve serious look

The modern history of professional sports is rich with examples of athletes and/or coaches ripping the performance of an official following a frustrating defeat.

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IMAX: A Canadian high-tech triumph

All too often of late, we've been lamenting the demise or offshore sale of Canadian high-tech icons. So it's with some pleasure that we might raise a glass to IMAX Corporation. IMAX theatres are currently enjoying a terrific run with the hit film Avatar, as everyone knows.

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On balance, the digital age has been good for our health

Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has come up with an innovative and simple way to encourage problem drinkers to reduce their alcohol consumption.

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No nut-free zones

Rather than fiddle with the complexities of creating nutfree zones on airplanes, Air Canada should simply ban peanuts and tree nuts on all their aircraft. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ordered Air Canada to set up the nutfree sections of the plane when the airline knows it will be carrying passenge

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Editorial: Meter fees just another squeeze

On New Year's Day, parking meters throughout Vancouver were extended to 10 p.m. -- two hours beyond their previous expiration time of 8 p.m. Cynics might consider this yet another cash grab from one of the many levels of government with arms elbow-deep into our pockets. Well, that's just not so, according t

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Editorial: World Junior hockey a magnificent event

Over years, the NCAA basketball tournament -- or March Madness as it is affectionately called -- has evolved into a sporting event Stateside surpassed only by the Super Bowl. It's certainly a much bigger national event than the NBA finals.

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Editorial: No reason to rush on airport scanners

Canadian Transport Minister John Baird announced yesterday that Canadian airports, including YVR, will install full body scanners within two months. With so much legitimate controversy surrounding the efficiency, morality and safety of these scanners, we have to ask: What's the rush?

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