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A black and white portrait of Ferdinand Eckhardt with warped features.

More evidence against Ferdinand Eckhardt is revealed since last month’s bombshell story in The Walrus

Black and white photograph of two women, surrounded by trees, standing in front of easels and painting. A shoreline and lake is visible in the distance.

Arts & Culture / September/October 2023

The Legacy of Saskatchewan’s Most Controversial—and Impactful—Artist Program

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 - by Lee Henderson

The infamous Emma Lake Artists’ Workshops were ad hoc, low budget, and falling apart. They also reimagined the possibilities of art

An illustration of a Chinese-Canadian family: A mother, a father, and two kids stand around their seated grandparents. A Chinese-style building partition is in the foreground with symbols of Chinese-Canadian history on it, including an old family portrait and an immigration certificate. In the back is a window facing the Vancouver skyline.

Memoir

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

June 28, 2023August 31, 2023 - by Adrian Ma

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

A photo of a sign on a street barricade that says “Hogan’s Alley Revival” at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Vancouver.

Society

A Black Neighbourhood Destroyed Half a Century Ago Is on the Brink of a Comeback

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 - by Sherlyn Assam

Vancouver pushed Hogan’s Alley residents out of their homes. Can a land trust repair what was lost?

A black-and-white photo of two men in plastic, protective suits and respirators

Society

Chalk River: The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents

July 13, 2022May 29, 2023 - by Mélissa Guillemette

The first serious nuclear accident occurred at Chalk River Laboratories in 1952, followed by a second incident in 1958. Now the federal government is compensating workers who took part in cleanup efforts

An early 19th century illustration of slaves and white men unloading ships

Society

Tainted Wealth: Canada Has Tried to Erase Its History of Slavery

February 25, 2022 - by Andrew Hunter

The economy was linked to the building of slave ships, the sale of enslaved people, and enslaved labour

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January/February 2022 / Society

My Uncle the Witch Hunter: Unearthing the Uncanny Story of John Troyer

January 10, 2022April 22, 2022 - by Rosemary Counter

I dug into my family history and discovered a tale of supernatural evil, buried treasure, and paranoia

Society

Our Unspoken Discomfort with Interracial Relationships

October 1, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Charmaine A. Nelson

Canada’s history of slavery has had a profound impact on how we view cross-racial couples

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Health / September/October 2020

The Spanish Flu Rewrote History. Will This Pandemic Do the Same?

July 16, 2020June 6, 2022 - by Simon Lewsen

Disease magnifies inequality, brings social turmoil, and offers a shot at meaningful change

An illustration of a classroom, in which a teacher erases a blackboard. A Black student is seated in front of the board and the student's head is also being erased by the chalkboard eraser.

Society

Stop Whitewashing Our National History

July 13, 2020October 13, 2020 - by Tayo Bero

Canada likes to brand itself as tolerant, multicultural, and benevolent. Black communities know that’s not true

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A Canadian Art Gallery Refuses to Reckon with Former Director’s Nazi Ties

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

A Black Neighbourhood Destroyed Half a Century Ago Is on the Brink of a Comeback

Tainted Wealth: Canada Has Tried to Erase Its History of Slavery

My Uncle the Witch Hunter: Unearthing the Uncanny Story of John Troyer

Our Unspoken Discomfort with Interracial Relationships

The Spanish Flu Rewrote History. Will This Pandemic Do the Same?

Stop Whitewashing Our National History

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