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March 2007

Alanna Mitchell describes a massive, carbon-driven heating of the Earth 55 million years ago; Rita Leistner photographs loggers in central Quebec; Ken Coates and Clive Keen look at how young men are falling behind their female counterparts in education; Austin Clarke recounts his visit to 1960s Harlem and how he came to interview Malcolm X…

Photograph by Rita Leistner
March 2007

The Last Lumberjacks

March 12, 2007May 1, 2017 - by Rita Leistner

Times change for Quebec loggers

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March 2007

Hail to the Hammer

March 12, 2007July 5, 2017 - by Amy Reiswig

Ancient ballads get the Viking heavy-metal treatment

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Environment / March 2007

Priming the Pump

March 12, 2007July 17, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

Of all the headlines announcing Stephen Harper’s new-found environmentalism, the Toronto Sun’s lead editorial on Monday, January 8, was the most inspired. “Election rests on gang green,” wrote the Sun, …

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Environment / March 2007

Abalone Vice

March 12, 2007July 17, 2019 - by Chad Hershler

Shady diving expeditions and missing shellfish have put DFO’s team on high alert

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March 2007 / World

Selling on the Sly

March 12, 2007July 5, 2017 - by Matt Mossman

Earning a living on the streets of Turkey’s largest city is getting tougher

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Health / March 2007

Blood Simple

March 12, 2007January 9, 2020 - by Ann Silversides

Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?

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Art by Remo Stoller
March 2007

Here Comes the Heat

March 12, 2007June 8, 2021 - by Alanna Mitchell

New research suggests climate change could be faster and more furious than anyone expects

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March 2007 / Memoir

We Want a Black Poem

March 12, 2007February 7, 2022 - by Austin Clarke

In search of an interview with James Baldwin, a young Canadian immigrant experiences the intensity of Harlem in the 1960s, and ultimately finds Malcolm X.

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Illustration by Zoe Barcza
March 2007

Why Are Men Falling Behind in Universities While Women Speed Ahead?

March 12, 2007March 5, 2020 - by Ken Coates

In ever-increasing numbers women are finding success at Canadian professional schools

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March 2007 / Poetry

As a storm-lopped tree

March 12, 2007October 16, 2019 - by Robyn Sarah

As a storm-lopped tree corrects its shape over a few green seasons, so time closes around the hole in itself left by the terrible event. (in the quiet room suddenly …

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