A Future Without Butter
Ecological collapse is threatening food systems that have existed for centuries
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Why We Get Nostalgic About Junk Food
Modern diets are obsessed with nutrition. But there’s a reason we crave our childhood favourites
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The New Road in the North
The government framed the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway as a nation-building project. But, for Indigenous people, the road is about connecting with ourselves
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How to Make the Perfect Popcorn
If you microwave your popcorn, never speak to me again
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Beauty Standards Are a Rigged Game
If I couldn’t be seen as both disabled and beautiful, I decided I’d win by becoming “the smart one”
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Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks
The parks were created by removing Indigenous people from the land. Thaidene Nëné begins to repair the damage
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The Hidden Costs of Medical Testing
Each year, doctors order more than a million tests that patients don’t actually need. Some are even harmful
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Solving Homelessness Starts With Access to a Safe Bed
Lack of sleep compounds the challenges of precarious housing
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How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care
Doctors face constant pressure to be resilient. Can the arts address the deeper problems that self-care can’t?
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Growing Up Mulroney
Their father was prime minister for nearly a decade. What was it like to be his sons?
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