"I have teachers literally in some cases breaking down in tears, saying 'I can't do this. That wasn't happening 10 years ago."
Rob Millard, president of the West Vancouver Teachers' Association, explains why B.C. teachers are taking job action at schools, which means teachers won't be filling out report cards or doing other non-teaching roles (from a Dec. 4 news story).
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"It's all about relationships and connection and intimacy and a kind of trust that develops. That's hugely important for the dying patient: to feel that they are being looked after, to feel that they are being heard, to feel like they are important."
Lions Gate Hospital's Dr. Paul Sugar defines palliative care (from a Dec. 4 Sunday Focus story).
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"I just thought: 'OK, somebody hates me.'"
Darryl Gardner of Tip of the Needle, a tattoo shop in Lower Lonsdale, tries to figure out why someone would pull a Hydro post off the side of his store but not steal anything of value (from a Dec. 7 news story).
