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Amazon vs curbside pick-up: Which is better?
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Amazon is no doubt one of humanity’s most convenient technologies of the past decade. You need a gallon of cod liver oil? Give it a day. How about a seven-foot cardboard cutout of Sean Penn’s Harvey Milk? Samuel the Haitian neurosurgeon will have that to you by morning. However, Amazon is an ethical nightmare. We…
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Fires in three Walmart locations cause $12 million in damage
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A series of fires were set at three Walmart locations in Kitchener-Waterloo during the night of Oct. 20, which caused a combined $12 million in damages. The Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) arrested two suspects on Oct. 24, a 21-year-old Paris Ontario man, Ramlengun Permauloo, and a second individual who cannot be named under the…
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The panic of getting kicked out of Zoom class: Why we shouldn’t rely on technology, even during a pandemic
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The other week I had my first technical difficulty with online learning. While I’m lucky to have gone a month with no problems, it caused panic and frustration when trying to attend my Monday morning lecture via Zoom. The internet company notified the residents in my neighbourhood that they were conducting maintenance on the phone…
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