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March 2020

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March 2020 / Poetry

Autobiography

March 27, 2020 - by David O'Meara

Without design, the future shrugged. / I hoped I might find myself over there and not / be disappointed.

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March 2020

How to Travel with a Goldfish

March 5, 2020May 27, 2022 - by Michael Winter

The weirdest things I’ve packed in my carry-on luggage

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Business / March 2020

Why Grocery Shopping Is on Its Way Out

February 20, 2020April 10, 2022 - by Corey Mintz

Digital convenience is beating out daily chores like running to the store—but leaving us lonelier in the process

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Justice / March 2020

How One Woman Reimagined Justice for Her Rapist

February 19, 2020August 27, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

Few survivors of sexual assault pursue justice in the legal system. Marlee Liss advocates for an alternative option

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Arts & Culture / March 2020

Stay Tacky, Niagara Falls

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 - by John Semley

Why I wouldn’t change a thing about my hometown

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March 2020 / Society

The Search for Mackie Basil

February 12, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Annie Hylton

Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her

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Two rows of people are lined up to walk through a door marked with a red cross symbol. About half of the people are clad all in white, while the other half are clad in colours representing the Pride rainbow.
Health / March 2020

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

February 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Brianna Sharpe

A lack of data from LGBTQ Canadians creates holes in our medical system

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Fiction / March 2020

Witness

February 7, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Kaie Kellough

In this short story, a family in Guyana visits a cousin in a state asylum

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A boy and girl groom a large, fluffy alpaca. In the background, the sun shines on a small grove of trees.
Business / March 2020

The Age of Alpacas

February 6, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Ellen Himelfarb

Step aside, sheep: alpaca fleece is the new star of sustainable clothing

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