Colonization Has Made a Taboo Out of Menstruation
My blood and how it speaks to me have become sources of my courage, my decisiveness, my quelling of self-doubt
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You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of Depression
The best way to heal your mind is by paying attention to your body
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Doing Nothing Has Never Been More Important
How the under-appreciated art of idleness can transform the world
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How PEI Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Roundabout
New traffic circles caused confusion, resistance, and some embarrassment. Now Islanders can’t live without them
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The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis
Disturbing allegations of police collusion come to light after Umar Zameer’s acquittal in officer’s death
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It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students
The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps
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What Should You Do with Your Stuff before You Die?
The practice of “death cleaning,” or minimizing your belongings in your twilight years, is more appealing than ever
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How Workplace Diversity Fails Indigenous Employees
What began with optimism and enthusiasm has curdled into exploitation
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Are Workplaces Inherently Toxic?
Bullying. Harassment. Horrible bosses. How dream jobs turn into nightmares
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What Does It Mean to Be a Hong Konger Now?
Those who oppose China’s growing influence have few remaining avenues to protest safely—except in how they identify themselves
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