That Empty Feeling
Junk food has no taste—which is why we can’t stop eating it
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The Donair Wars
Halifax’s favourite street meat conquers Alberta
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Alan Borovoy (1932–2015)
Civil liberties champion—and bachelor—to the very end
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The Handshake and the Calligraphy Brush
Searching for harmony in modern Japan—across a Ping-Pong table
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Defining the First Senate of Canada
How the fathers of Confederation created our government’s upper house: an excerpt from Three Weeks in Quebec City
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Bugging You
An Ontario company puts insects on the menu
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All Ashore
Sunny Bute just wants to live on his boat
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Alzheimer’s and Bioethics
A woman asks to die when she no longer recognizes her family
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Breaking a Monstrous Cycle
The case for helping pedophiles before they hurt children
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