Society
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Night of the Hissing Cockroaches
Poached earthworms, beer-battered goat testicles, tempura tarantulas: for Explorers Club members, it’s dinner
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A History of the Loonie, in Eight Pieces
The bird is hot. That flaxen-hued coin in your pocket is worth more than it has been since it was created in 1987. Economists predict it will fetch ninety cents or more against the US dollar before the end of the year, thanks to high prices for commoditie
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The Cost of Care
Unable to meet rising costs, the rural doctor becomes a vanishing breed
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Free Associations
toronto—Offer: A 1kg can of Maxwell House Original Roast Coffee that is about 90% full…. I usually buy Tim Horton’s coffee, but the price of this can was too good …
Read MoreThe Empty Middle
By Saturday, January 7, 2005, the Jane Creba memorial — small bouquets, compassionate poems, candles — had grown steadily, pushing its way across the sidewalk in front of the Foot …
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Designs for Dementia
Bookmark it now, before you forget it
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The HIV Resurgence
Complacency is proving deadly in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Read MoreTwo More Solitudes
No man is an island, but a community can become marooned on one. Following a spate of blackon- black murders, culminating in a teenager being gunned down on the steps …
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The Wrong Man in the Right Place
Vancouver homicide cops confront wrongful conviction
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