Blood Simple
Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?
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Selling on the Sly
Earning a living on the streets of Turkey’s largest city is getting tougher
Read More Hail to the Hammer
Ancient ballads get the Viking heavy-metal treatment
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Abalone Vice
Shady diving expeditions and missing shellfish have put DFO’s team on high alert
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Priming the Pump
Of all the headlines announcing Stephen Harper’s new-found environmentalism, the Toronto Sun’s lead editorial on Monday, January 8, was the most inspired. “Election rests on gang green,” wrote the Sun, …
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St. Patrick’s Day
From: Patrick [pat@heaven.org] To: God [ourfather@heaven.org] Cc: [allsaints@heaven.org] Subject: March 17 >>>>> >>>>>Dear God, >>>>> >>>>>My day, March 17th, is upon us once again, and >>>>>once again I have only …
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An American Type of Sadness
US writers keep mining our stuff-packed, consumerist world. Why do Canadians prefer to keep things tidy?
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Designer Thom Browne goes rock’n’roll with the classic men’s suit
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We Want a Black Poem
In search of an interview with James Baldwin, a young Canadian immigrant experiences the intensity of Harlem in the 1960s—and ultimately finds Malcolm X
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Why Are Men Falling Behind in Universities While Women Speed Ahead?
In ever-increasing numbers women are finding success at Canadian professional schools
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