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Our latest stories on the intricacies of daily life, the lessons of first-person experience, how we relate to one another, and how to make our social world a better place
Browse by subject: Cities · Education · Environment · First Person · Health · Justice

A photo of the back of a person looking at a memorial for residential school survivors made of several pairs of children’s shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Society

The Dangerous Allure of Residential School Denialism

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 - by Michelle Cyca

A swelling tide of resentment is leading some settler Canadians to downplay the atrocities of the system

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A photo illustration of the book cover for "Bleed" by Tracy Lindeman against a red gradient background.
Health

Why Does the Medical System Keep Failing People with Endometriosis?

April 28, 2023May 3, 2023 - by Amirah El-Safty

Tracey Lindeman’s Bleed unpacks why the condition prevents people from finding meaningful care

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An illustration of two young Black people relaxing on a tire in the middle of an open field.
Society

Being Black in a Small Town

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 - by Joy SpearChief-Morris

Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls would have us believe there’s room for only one Black person in every small town. When will pop culture catch up to reality?

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A top-down photo of cars stuck in traffic.
Society

Drivers vs. Everybody

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 - by Michelle Cyca

We all want roads that are safe, efficient, and pleasant. But no one wants to change for that to happen

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Justice

People Waiting for Trial Keep Dying in Prison. Can Our Corrections System Be Fixed?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 - by Geena Mortfield

Arrested for shoplifting and theft, TJ McConnell was jailed in the Edmonton Remand Centre. Four months later, he was dead

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Education

Why You Need to Think for Yourself

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 - by Michael Ignatieff

Faced with increasing pressure to box in our imaginations, we can still dream up a better world

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A photo illustration of the book cover for "Your Consent is Not Required" by Rob Wipond against a blue gradient background.
Health

Why Are So Many Psychiatric Patients Forcibly Detained and Treated?

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 - by Rob Wipond

Governments and treatment providers don’t want to publicly expose “the dark heart” of our mental health system, experts say

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An illustration of a wine glass. The empty half is labelled with a smiley face and the other half filled with wine is labelled with a poison symbol.
Health

How Bad Is Alcohol, Really?

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

New health recommendations suggesting Canadians cut back touched a nerve. But drinking customs are constantly evolving

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Society

Pretty Privilege at Work

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 - by Ashlynn Chand

How workplace beauty norms affect women’s lives on—and off—the clock

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Photograph looking over the shoulder of Alvin Baptiste. He is holding a printed list of names of missing Indigenous children.
Justice / May 2023

Where the Children Are Buried

March 29, 2023March 30, 2023 - by Annie Hylton

Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

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