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April/May 2004

Andrea Mandel-Campbell describes economic upheaval in the Northwest Territories; Mark Witten looks at the neuroscience of depression; Michael Adams discusses the divergence of Canadian and American values, and the tricky balancing act of managing Canada-US relations; fiction by Frances Itani . . .

April/May 2004

Continental Divide

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Michael Adams

Can we sympathize with America’s post-9/11 position without getting tangled in the country’s paranoid militarism?

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April/May 2004 / Poetry

The Night Watch

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Jane Urquhart

1 In the low light of winter The hard light of spring Lovers lit by scarcity and terror Ignite the hunter’s afternoon Remember stunning visits To a window closed against …

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Brain scans
April/May 2004

Mapping the Blues

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Mark Witten

Looking for the dark, hidden pathways of depression

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April/May 2004 / Society

Rough Trade

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Andrea Mandel-Campbell

How Canada’s diamond bonanza is turning a secretive industry inside out

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April/May 2004 / Sports

A Concise Guide to Birdwatching

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Barabara Nichol

What to know before you go

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April/May 2004

Idiom-proof

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Charles Foran

Why can’t the Canadian dialect match others for sparkle?

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April/May 2004 / World

Vietnam’s Killer Elephants

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Jim Christy

It’s not often that they conspire to strike

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April/May 2004 / Politics

Being Yasir Arafat

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Danny Rubinstein

Speculating on Arafat’s bloated condition

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April/May 2004 / World

The End of the Line

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Jeannie Marshall

After waves from the Middle East, most refugees are now coming from far more troubled African countries

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April/May 2004 / Society

Shop Till You Transcend

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Carey Toane

At the annual International Dubai Shopping Festival, consumption is the main event

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