Why I Hate Babies
Honestly, I don’t really hate them. But they are stealing all of my friends and, with them, my hopes for the future
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How Canada’s First Female Chief Justice Helped Define the Country’s Rights and Freedoms
Beverley McLachlin presided over some of the most pivotal cases in Canadian legal history
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Did the Heir to the Red Bull Empire Get Away with Murder?
In 2012, a member of one of Asia’s richest families killed a Bangkok police officer in a hit and run. Seven years later, he’s still free
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The Whistleblower Who Got It Wrong
Six years ago, seven health care researchers were fired by the BC government for alleged misuse of data. They’re still trying to understand what happened.
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Using Pop Science to Build the Perfect Workforce
How personality tests took over corporate Canada—and might be keeping you from the job you want
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Beauty, Sex, and Love After Sixty
Older people are often shamed for their desire. That shouldn’t stop us from feeling sexy
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Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto
We talk a lot about food deserts. It’s time to start talking about health care deserts too
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How Neighbourhoods Are Built to Keep Out Single Women
If we want more affordable housing, then we need to stop designing communities for traditional families
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China, Prosperity, and Stereotypes That Won’t Die
Today’s prejudice is just an updated version of the same old racism
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An Oral History of Whale Cove
Six Inuit tell the story of their families’ forced relocations to an unfamiliar land—and how they came to call the place home
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