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Technology

Cancel Culture and the Pressures of Being a Teen Online

July 22, 2022January 24, 2023 - by Thivya Jeyapalan

Demanding accountability is important. But cancellations may lead to missing out on meaningful conversations

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A young man votes while a burning world and other catastrophes loom behind him
Politics

Why the Voting Age Needs to Be Lowered to Sixteen

July 22, 2022January 24, 2023 - by Aymaan Abid

The time to address climate change and inequality is running out. Young people deserve to have our say—while we still can

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A petri dish of meat sits next to a plate of curry
Society

Don’t Have a Cow, Man: Why Young People Should Embrace a Future of Lab-Grown Meat

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - by Avery Parkinson

It might sound weird, but growing meat from cells could take a bite out of emissions and help with the climate crisis

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Uncategorized

Teen Walrus: Young People on What Matters Now

July 20, 2022February 25, 2025 - by The Walrus Staff

Young writers and artists from across Canada share the conversations, problems, and ideas that are critical to them

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Politics

How an Unstable US Threatens Canada’s National Security

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 - by Ira Wells

American political violence could lead to unpredictable spillover events in Canada

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Books

Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry

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Current Affairs / July/August 2022

What Justin Trudeau Can Learn about Nuclear Diplomacy from His Father

July 15, 2022July 21, 2022 - by Paul Webster

Canada once led the fight for a world without nukes. What happened?

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Society

Chalk River: The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents

July 13, 2022May 29, 2023 - by Mélissa Guillemette

The first serious nuclear accident occurred at Chalk River Laboratories in 1952, followed by a second incident in 1958. Now the federal government is compensating workers who took part in cleanup efforts

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Podcasts

Ecological Grief and the Climate Crisis

July 13, 2022July 27, 2022 - by Ashlee Cunsolo

S3E27 of The Conversation Piece

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July/August 2022 / Poetry

Telephone Repairman

July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 - by Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin

I could take this hammer and drive it / through a wet-oak memory of itself

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