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Mental health warnings and firearms: behind the tragedy that shook Tumbler Ridge – The case of the “fake” pic

TUMBLER RIDGE (British Columbia) – The small community of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia is still in a state of profound shock after the massacre that shook the town of just 2,400 residents on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. New details that have emerged in the past few hours make it even harder for the victims’ families to bear the weight of what happened. According to information provided by the RCMP, the tragic outcome—nine dead and twenty-seven injured—could be seen, in some respects, as a kind of “foretold tragedy.” Here’s why. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Italy the Stage for an Old-Fashioned Rom-Com

TORONTO – In this climate of intense political polarization, the art of storytelling has all but died. Yes, writers like Dante, Shakespeare and Hemingway imbued their work with views so political that it led to exile, heavy government scrutiny and surveillance. But while these scribes wrote about the suffering of the working class, the dangers of authoritarianism and the corruptibility of the powerful, their works were layered masterpieces… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>