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Nova Scotia’s presumed consent organ donation law takes effect
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On Jan. 18, 2021, Nova Scotia became the first Canadian province to pass the new Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act. The goal of this new law is to allow more (qualifying) residents to donate their organs to those in need, by way of presumed or deemed consent. Any adult over 19 years old who…
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Maintaining healthy relationships near & far: Reflection, then action
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As COVID-19 lockdowns attempt to separate the infected from the healthy, they have also divided people from interacting with their friends, family, and neighbours. Abiding by the stay-at-home order, people are limited to in-person interactions with their household and rely on technology to connect with the outside world. COVID-19 has had an overt impact on…
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A lesson from afar: Navalny in Russia
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In August of last year, Alexei Navalny, opposition leader and anti-corruption activist in Russia, was poisoned in Siberia. The nerve agent Navalny was exposed to placed him in serious condition and a coma in a Berlin hospital. The Russian government was the prime suspect of the attack. But this week, in an act of defiance…
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OnlyFans a saving grace for adult entertainers
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What really is OnlyFans? Is it porn? Is it a social networking platform? Is it like that LinkedIn thing everyone’s been telling me to get? Well, OnlyFans is a lot of things, but on its most elementary level, it is a user-run, subscription based platform allowing creators and entertainers to show whatever they want to…
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Students are the real investors of higher education
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One of the major troubles amongst students is paying for post-secondary education and subsequently repaying their debt accumulated by student loans. While some may argue that you shouldn’t attend post-secondary if you cannot afford it, there is an increasing standard in the workforce that states that an individual needs a post-secondary degree or diploma to…
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The consistent rise and fall of Bitcoin
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Bitcoin has seen a recent rise in popularity due to its sudden increase in value. Bitcoin was valued, in comparison with the Canadian dollar, at roughly $24,000 in early December. Now, in mid-January, Bitcoin has almost doubled in worth by being valued at almost $50,000. Most people’s information about the subject either come from obscure…
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Boston Dynamics releases ‘Do You Love Me?’: The reality of modern robotics
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At the end of 2020, Boston Dynamics showcased its latest triumph in programming their robots Atlas, Spot, and Handle to dance to ‘Do You Love Me?’. Reactions to this video are scattered across a spectrum of fascination, enthusiasm, curiosity, and fear. While some of us may praise and applaud these advancements in the field of…
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The Physical tolls of stress
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Stress is experienced by everyone on a variety of levels due to many different reasons. It is no secret that stress is uncomfortable and triggers many health issues. I argue that it is becoming increasingly worse for students to manage, and the physical tolls of stress are not fully realized by young adults. Ironically, our…
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Cyberpunk 2077: The most disastrous game release since Atari’s E.T.
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After eight years of development at CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 quickly shifted from a likely Game of the Year candidate to an international pariah in the video game world. Littered with technical issues, game-breaking glitches, and graphical failures, Cyberpunk 2077 has sparked fan revolt, internal turmoil, and cross-corporate controversy. Set in a dystopian future…
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