An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible
Racialized professors say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored at UBC
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I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse
In Cape Breton, housing was never an issue. Now I’m priced out—and picking up the power tools
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Canada’s $32.5 Billion Tobacco Settlement Is a Hollow Victory
As the smoke clears from epic lawsuits against three tobacco companies, who really won the day?
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A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It
Jonathan Pruitt was prolific, influential, and charming. Then academic sleuths started poking around
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Online Shopping Can’t Be Trusted
Counterfeits and junk fees are cheapening what you buy—and draining your wallet
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My Husband Wanted to Have a Child. I Didn’t. Here Is How It Went
I was afraid we would one day have a conversation ending in regrets
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Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again
Why family medicine is dying
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The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada
If you’re moving to the East Coast for cheaper housing and friendly neighbours, think again
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The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick
Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything
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Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?
NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims
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