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Society

Are We Ever Offline Anymore?

June 15, 2020March 18, 2022 - by Natalie Vineberg

Thanks to the convenience of technology, work is taking over our lives—yet we keep logging on

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Business

Is a Four-Day Workweek the Secret to Saving the Planet?

June 10, 2020March 18, 2022 - by Natalie Vineberg

Perpetual economic growth is driving climate change and making us miserable. The degrowth movement offers a way out

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First Person / Society

How Northern Landscapes Helped Shape My Queer Identity

June 1, 2020May 27, 2022 - by Natalie Vineberg

In the boreal, locked between the tundra, the coastal rainforests, and the prairies, I learned to relate to my body beyond my gender

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COVID-19 / Health

Don’t Drink the Bleach

April 29, 2020April 13, 2022 - by Natalie Vineberg

Medical scams are bad enough in ordinary situations. During a pandemic, they can be deadly

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Business / COVID-19

Do Good Landlords Even Exist?

April 21, 2020June 8, 2021 - by Natalie Vineberg

In the current rental crisis, landlords have a chance to step up. But too many of them are failing their tenants

Sports

Sports under Quarantine

March 30, 2020November 23, 2021 - by Natalie Vineberg

With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community

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Environment / First Person

Parenting through an Apocalypse

March 17, 2020July 29, 2020 - by Natalie Vineberg

What stories can we tell our children to help them face the world they will inherit?

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Justice

The Need to Protect Free Speech on First Nations Reserves

February 25, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Natalie Vineberg

It’s unclear if the Charter applies to First Nations governments. This leaves band members extremely vulnerable

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Society

How a Good Scam Can Bypass Our Defences

February 11, 2020April 6, 2021 - by Natalie Vineberg

Cons exploit our cognitive biases. I learned the hard way that some of us are more vulnerable than others

UK information commissioner Elizabeth Denham

May 2019 / Technology

Is Elizabeth Denham the Only Person Powerful Enough to Take on Facebook?

April 18, 2019July 27, 2021 - by Natalie Vineberg

How a privacy regulator from British Columbia forced Silicon Valley to change the way it uses your personal data

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