The Doomsday Clock: How Close Are We to the End of the World?
The annual assessment, released in January, feels more relevant than ever
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Fast Fashion Is Everywhere on Social Media. How Can Teens Resist?
The sheer volume of super cheap clothes being advertised to young people is alarming—and terrible for the environment
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How Period-Tracking Apps Can Be Weaponized by Pro-Life Advocates
With Roe v. Wade overturned in the US, menstruation apps have become a new concern in the fight for abortion rights. Do they pose the same risk in Canada?
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The Women’s National Team Taught Canada How to Be a Soccer Country
The men’s team has made it to the FIFA World Cup. But it was the women’s team that helped them get there
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Cops on Substack: How Police Are Using PR to Combat Criticism
New communication strategies by law enforcement reveal a crisis in public trust
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How Quebec’s Human Rights Commission Drove Out Its First Black Female President
When she was appointed to run the commission, Tamara Thermitus expected to fight racism in her province. Instead, she had to deal with it in her workplace
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“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied against the Foster Care System
A six-year-old Gitxsan girl was removed from her community in northern British Columbia. The community brought her back
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The Great Canadian Baking Show Is a Pile of Wet Dough
The CBC promised a homemade alternative to The Great British Bake Off. The show we got has nothing meaningful to say about the country
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How Do You Make the Perfect Toy?
Fads come and go, but how to create a toy that stands the test of time is the billion-dollar question
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How a Century of Turmoil in Russia and Ukraine Shaped My Family
Since 1917, my kin have fled and returned, only to leave again. Will Putin’s war stop us from ever going back?
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