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An illustration of a person looking through binoculars. On the left lens is a reflection of a human, and on the right lens is a reflection of an AI-generated humanoid.

Politics / Technology

AI and Politics: How Will We Know What—and Who—Is Real?

April 27, 2023October 13, 2023 - by Colin Horgan

If we’re lucky, new technologies will only cause brief confusion. If we’re not, our political sphere could be changed forever

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An illustration of a wine glass. The empty half is labelled with a smiley face and the other half filled with wine is labelled with a poison symbol.

How Bad Is Alcohol, Really?

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

New health recommendations suggesting Canadians cut back touched a nerve. But drinking customs are constantly evolving

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An illustration of a fitness trainer trapped inside a dark mirror in the middle of a bright park where people are stretching, running and doing yoga.

Business / May 2023

Lululemon Tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn’t Work Out

April 3, 2023April 4, 2023 - by Sebastian Leck

With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far

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Photograph looking over the shoulder of Alvin Baptiste. He is holding a printed list of names of missing Indigenous children.

Justice / May 2023

Where the Children Are Buried

March 29, 2023June 12, 2023 - by Annie Hylton

Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

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A photo illustration of a man snoring in a bed floating in a starry sky, with a "mute" symbol above him.

How I Tried to Stop Snoring, Fix My Sleep Habits, and Confront My Mortality

March 15, 2023March 16, 2023 - by Jordan Foisy

I wanted a quick fix even if that quick fix was strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

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An illustration of a Zellers storefront viewed through rose-tinted lenses. Within the lenses, there are happy shoppers and a Zeddy mascot handing out balloons. Outside the lenses, the store is in disrepair.

Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame?

February 24, 2023March 9, 2023 - by Monika Warzecha

Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?

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A train, separated from people waiting for it by a canyon.

Current Affairs / March/April 2023

Ottawa’s Transit Gong Show

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 - by Brett Popplewell

How the capital city’s dream of a world-class transit system became a nightmare

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A priest in scrubs, a mask, and a plastic visor speaking to someone in the wing of a hospital.

January/February 2023 / Memoir

I Became a Pastor during the Pandemic

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 - by Michael Coren

I wasn’t prepared for the challenges I would face as a priest during COVID-19

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Three siopao dumplings.

Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

October 21, 2022January 11, 2023 - by Christina Gonzales

Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family

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