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Arts & Culture / Comics

The Secret Lives of Canadian Superheroes

October 11, 2019October 15, 2019 - by Corey Mintz

Marvel’s Alpha Flight made Canada cool in the 1980s. Following the Raptors’ championship win, the comic is back

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Books

The Stories We Tell About Our Fathers

May 22, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

Bill Gaston’s new memoir examines his dad’s life—and our fears that we all become our parents

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Society

The Consequences of Growing up without a Father

May 17, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Jamil Jivani

A growing lack of male role models in families has left young men vulnerable

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December 2014 / Fiction

Chez l’arabe

November 5, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Mireille Silcoff

It was the year of our tenth anniversary when Antoine and I separated. I stayed in the house and he occupied a loft in Old Montreal, an outdatedly slick place …

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January/February 2010 / Television

Bloodletting

January 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Charles Foran

Vincent Lam’s miraculous book goes under the knife for television

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