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The world’s going (to lose it’s) bananas, and no one’s noticing
The climate crisis has been put on the back burner politically in the wake of tariff threats.
Burnaby students rally as band classes face elimination
Grade seven band gave them connection, confidence, and community. Now, students are fighting to save the program that they say changed their lives.
Russia tried creating patriotic lessons in schools. Teachers resisted.
While the newly-created course aims to promote pro-Russian outlooks in students, a lot of teachers risk punishment to push back.
As Iranian women protest the Islamic regime, a brutal crackdown is making life intolerable
It has been over 50 days since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was killed by the ‘morality police’ for inappropriately wearing her hijab, which caused nationwide protests against the Islamic regime in Iran.
China is failing with their ”Zero-COVID Policy”
With the recent outbreak in Shanghai and Changchun, it has been increasingly difficult to implement COVID policies, all while public grievance towards the government increases.
Having COVID showed me who in my family I could trust
Families are supposed to support each other during difficult times right?
Google’s history with China has given black eyes to both
Google embarassed China, then tried to make it up to them. But Google employees weren’t having it.
The album that killed Britpop
Oasis’s drug-fueled disaster, Be Here Now, ran a booming genre straight into the ground.
Canadian athletes tell 8forty how they are feeling about the upcoming Olympics
With uncertainties over the games being held, shortage of training facilities, and controversy over political expression, the athletes might have too much on their minds.
Iranian film There Is No Evil looks at the people who were forced to be executioners
The film was shot secretly since director Mohammad Rasoulof has been banned from making films in Iran
Graphic novel series, Surviving The City, depicts an Indigenous woman’s struggles against modern colonialism
It’s a breath of fresh air to see this type of realistic representation that is very much needed compared to a fantasy or crazy zombie action novel.
The Iranian election of 2021 is irritating its citizens
A citizen of Iran, sits down with 8forty to discuss the state of elections in the country.
How Adventure Time changed animation forever
A college student and his pen doodles made waves in one of the biggest cartoon shows of all time.
The 2021 Colombian Protests are the culmination of a long history of dissatisfaction with the government
The government’s new proposals are simply the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The fight against Harvard that may take down affirmative action
The case alleges discrimination against Asian Americans, and may soon be taken up by the Supreme Court.
Iranian government continues to falsify COVID-19 death count, information provided by hospital insider suggests
A nurse at the Khatam al-Anbia hospital provided 8forty with COVID death numbers that are hard to square with the government’s claims.
Why aren’t Japanese citizens voting anymore?
The 25th Japanese election of the House of Councillors resulted in the second lowest voter turnout over recent years.
The greatest Star Wars movie you’ve never seen
Instead of wasting your Christmas watching the new Star Wars film in theatres, you can stay home and watch the legendary cult classic.
Heart attacks aren’t always obvious; they can be silent and dismissible, making them even more dangerous
One source claims that around 50% of heart attacks are dismissed as more minor issues, such as the flu.
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