A Strong Narrative
How stories—even the tiniest ones—allow the nominees for this year’s Amazon Canada Youth Short Story Award to brave all of life’s plot twists
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What Should You Do with Your Stuff before You Die?
The practice of “death cleaning,” or minimizing your belongings in your twilight years, is more appealing than ever
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How Three Big Conspiracy Theories Took Root in Canada
Fringe beliefs are fringe until they’re not. Their mainstreaming has historically been aided by prominent thinkers
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What People Forget about Student Protesters? They’re Usually Right
From apartheid to Gaza, university campuses remain crucial arenas for political change
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After 124 Years, One of Canada’s Oldest Independent Newspapers Dies
The Whitehorse Daily Star ’s closure will deepen the country’s local news crisis
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The Unspoken Contradictions of Quebec’s Immigration Policy
Familial separation can have devastating consequences on mental health and productivity
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“We Don’t Have Any Water. We’re Lost”: In the Footsteps of Migrants Who Never Made It
Thousands die trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Each year, activists follow their harrowing trek
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Alice Munro, Nobel-Winning Author, Dies at Ninety-Two
A Canadian master of the contemporary short story passes away
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Goodbye Body Shop? Buying Body Butter Can’t Save the World
After the company announced widespread closures, I visited a store for the first time in decades
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