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Environment

Yellowknife’s Wildfire Evacuation Was Tailored for the Privileged

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 - by Pat Kane

A year ago, about 20,000 people fled the city. For many, the evacuation was more traumatizing than the fires

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Fiction / January/February 2024

The Last Vacation

January 5, 2024January 4, 2024 - by Marlowe Granados

The face of the con was always someone who embodied the fashion of the time—a slob, a genius, or finally, a charismatic dum-dum

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Education

Can Microcredentials Get You a Better Job?

June 14, 2023June 13, 2023 - by Josh Greenblatt

Employers have scaled back on-the-job training. Bootcamps and quick courses at universities and colleges are trying to bridge the gap

November 2022 / Science

Ask an Immunity Expert: What’s Next for COVID-19?

November 1, 2022January 16, 2023 - by Catherine Hankins

This pandemic can help us prepare for the next one, says Catherine Hankins, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

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Current Affairs

Why Is Canada Deporting Front Line Workers in the Middle of a Pandemic?

March 25, 2022May 2, 2022 - by Isabel Macdonald

More than 18,000 people have been forced to leave, including those who kept our society running during the worst of COVID-19

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Fiction / March/April 2022

The Procedure

March 18, 2022July 8, 2024 - by Caroline Adderson

They left Ketman, whose breathing came now in fishlike gasps. Crepe-soled orderlies brisked back and forth

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December 2021

Editor’s Letter: Is Pandemic Tech Here to Stay?

November 29, 2021 - by Jessica Johnson

Switching to remote communications may have felt inevitable, but that doesn’t mean the transition has been smooth

Society

Kill the Travel Bug: The Case for Staying Put

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 - by Lucy Ellmann

Why we prioritize globe-trotting over all else, even a plague

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July/August 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Plot Twist in COVID-19’s Story

July 13, 2021July 16, 2021 - by Jessica Johnson

Our drawn-out, often convoluted fight against the pandemic has been a narrative nightmare

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Fiction / July/August 2021

Private Hands

June 16, 2021January 4, 2022 - by Michael LaPointe

My job title was personal assistant, but all my duties pertained to Harvey’s collection. Provenance was everything. A purchase had to be like a royal marriage, the lineage assured

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Can Microcredentials Get You a Better Job?

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Kill the Travel Bug: The Case for Staying Put

Editor’s Letter: The Plot Twist in COVID-19’s Story

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