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Society

Tiny Homes Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

November 25, 2020November 24, 2023 - by Cristina D'Amico

They’re often touted as a path to affordable housing. But the scale of the problem calls for a bigger solution

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January/February 2021 / Justice

The New Lobster Wars

November 10, 2020November 26, 2021 - by Zoe Heaps Tennant

Inside the decades-long East Coast battle between fishers and the federal government over Mi’kmaw treaty rights

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Education

A Lonely Year on Campus

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Jadine Ngan

Tuning in to lectures from bedrooms and basements, students face an isolating postsecondary experience. But many still see hope

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Current Affairs / Politics

What Happens When a President Doesn’t Want to Concede?

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020 - by Justin Ling

American democracy appears to be hanging by a thread. Canada should be ready for anything

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The Best of Both Worlds

October 25, 2020February 5, 2022 - by Katie Underwood

For Canadians no longer keen to choose between planet, people, and profits, responsible investing offers a new definition of wealth

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Environment

Foraging for Mushrooms on Zoom

October 22, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Amy van den Berg

I took a virtual trip and learned that culinary creativity can be found in unusual places

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Arts & Culture

Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 - by JP Larocque

Television has historically failed to depict the survivor experience. I May Destroy You finally does it justice

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Arts & Culture

How Do You Write about Your Community’s Hard Truths?

October 8, 2020 - by Sheima Benembarek

In her new novel, Farzana Doctor defies a long-standing culture of silence around female genital cutting

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Politics

Why Canada Won’t Go Broke

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

According to a controversial economic theory, racking up government debt from COVID-19 might not matter

Health

On Being Bipolar

September 24, 2020November 10, 2021 - by Andrea Bennett

Living with a mental illness means always trying to be one of the “good” sick

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Tiny Homes Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

The New Lobster Wars

A Lonely Year on Campus

What Happens When a President Doesn’t Want to Concede?

The Best of Both Worlds

Foraging for Mushrooms on Zoom

Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong

How Do You Write about Your Community’s Hard Truths?

Why Canada Won’t Go Broke

On Being Bipolar

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