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A family silhouetted in orange against a dark purple background. A woman stands at the far left of the frame, and a man at the far right. In between them are three young children standing in close proximity.

Society

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

April 1, 2020April 7, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The challenge of social distancing when staying home involves two different places

A row of children sit in front of a bookcase and read books studiously.

Society

The Biased Ways We Praise “Smart Kids”

March 10, 2020 - by Anne Thériault

When we prioritize certain interests as being “better” or “smarter,” we’re failing children whose talents lie in other areas

A portrait of two men and four children smiling and sitting on a couch

Society

Growing Up Mulroney

November 7, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Tessa Lloyd

Their father was prime minister for nearly a decade. What was it like to be his sons?

Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

How to Have “the Talk” as a Muslim Father

December 5, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Yasir Khan

Growing up, I remained largely ignorant about healthy sexuality. Can I do better for my daughter?

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Society

Why Natural Childbirth is a Myth

August 17, 2018July 12, 2019 - by Merve Emre

The idea that some reproductive methods are better than others is harming women

Feature / June 2016 / The Walrus True Crime

What Happened the Night Tamra Keepness Disappeared From Her Regina Home?

June 24, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Jana G. Pruden

The years since her disappearance have exposed the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada

World

The Lego Effect

July 29, 2014January 14, 2020 - by Kyle Carsten Wyatt

Sailing the high seas with the toy that is as ubiquitous as water

April 2014 / Society

Block by Block

March 17, 2014January 7, 2020 - by Kyle Carsten Wyatt

How Lego pieced together modernism

Media

The ABCs of Fred Penner

February 10, 2014January 7, 2020 - by Kevin Caners

Third in a series of posts from the author’s long-form radio interviews with CBC broadcasters

A girl standing beneath a tree holding a nest with three blue eggs still inside. The image is stitched as if into a quilt.

April 2010 / Feature

The Human Egg Trade

April 12, 2010December 18, 2019 - by Alison Motluk

How Canada’s fertility laws are failing donors, doctors, and parents