False Positive: Why Thousands of Patients May Not Have Asthma after All
A staggering number of people are being treated for a disease they don’t actually have
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Anxious about Going Back to “Normal”? You’re Not Alone
After more than a year of lockdowns, not everyone is ready to return to their prepandemic lives
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How Empty Storefronts Are Killing Our Neighbourhoods
All over North America, speculators are raising rents and pushing out tenants. Will our cities ever be the same?
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Gotta Catch ’Em All: Why Old Pokémon Cards Are Suddenly Worth Thousands
Thanks to online marketplaces and nostalgic millennials, the prices of old trading cards are rising to dizzying new heights
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Reflections on the London Terrorist Attack
With each new act of racist brutality, another piece of me shuts off from the world
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Anti-Asian Racism Is More than a Trending Topic
When it comes to combating racism, marginalized groups shouldn’t have to compete for attention
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Same Vaccine, Different Effects: Why Women Are Feeling Worse after the Jab
For decades, researchers have been conducting flawed clinical trials. The COVID-19 vaccine was no different
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The Hazy Economy of Cannabis
When Canada legalized recreational marijuana, a team of statisticians set out to decode how much exactly the weed business is worth
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Small-Town Homes, Big-City Prices: Welcome to the Everywhere Boom
Sky-high housing prices have always been a problem in urban areas. Now, people are being priced out all over
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Looking for Justice, Finding Betrayal
When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous communities’ faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test
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