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In an illustration, a boardwalk with footprints connects to a sandy shore and rolling green hills with a lighthouse and a colourful cluster of buildings. On top of a revolving door with broken windows is a sign that reads Welcome to Atlantic Canada

December 2024 / Society

The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada

October 22, 2024October 23, 2024 - by Trevor Corkum

If you’re moving to the East Coast for cheaper housing and friendly neighbours, think again

A photo illustration of a bear trap, with an orange bottle of tablets at its centre

Health

The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick

October 21, 2024October 25, 2024 - by Jonathan N. Stea

Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything

A young woman, wearing glasses and a coat, looks down, her hands folded in front of her mouth

Justice

Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 - by Elizabeth Renzetti

NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims

Two middle-age women are seen from behind, jumping into the ocean. Three men are seen already in the water.

Health

Menopause Is a Pretty Damn Fine Stage of Life

October 17, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Susan Glickman

The joy of aging like a “space crone”

A silhouetted woman standing in a hallway.

Health

To Get into Medical School, I Thought I’d Have to Hide Parts of My Blackness

October 14, 2024October 15, 2024 - by Chika Stacy Oriuwa

But then came a question I wasn’t prepared for

Many people stand on a green field in a large circle, holding hands. Some are wearing "Every child matters" orange shirts

Society

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

September 30, 2024September 27, 2024 - by Various Contributors

A look at stories written and shared by our speakers and contributors

An illustration of a sun shining on a person water a growing tree with deep roots. The background features faint words in different Indigenous languages such as Squamish and Cree

September/October 2024 / Society

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September 30, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

TikTok ekwa Instagram kiwîcihikon kâwe kâpacihtâhk iyiniw pîkiskwewina ohci metoni iskweyânihk

September/October 2024 / Society

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

September 30, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap

An illustration of a steaming white kettle with two cups of tea, one spilling its contents. The kettle sits atop a half-open safe with pu-erh tea packages spilling out

Society

The Big Steep: Why Are People Investing in Pu-erh Tea?

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 - by Amir Aziz

Speculators, collectors, stock-like tickers, and a trade in futures are brewing a frenzy over a tea that tastes like “licking honey off a bison”

A close crop of hands above remnants of a seal hunt. The meat lies on the snow with blood.

Society

Who’s Afraid of Country Food?

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 - by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

There’s a way to feed everyone in Nunavut: give hunters a salary, eat more inussiutit

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Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

Menopause Is a Pretty Damn Fine Stage of Life

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