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A mixed-media illustration of women's profiles, bodies and pieces of their faces, including one made of newsprint and words as well as a line drawing against pinks, purples and orange. The backdrop is burgundy.

June 2025 / Memoir

The Secret Language We Share with Our Children

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 - by Chantal Braganza

My mother loved me in Spanish. It’s shaped my understanding of parenthood

In a painting, a girl with red hair and a blue dress reads a book

Books

“Made a Difference to My Whole Existence”: Why Childhood Reading Matters

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 - by Sam Leith

Books are the platform on which everything else is built

In a photo illustration, a baby in diapers sucking his thumb lies on a pile of money. Some of the bills are floating away

January/February 2025 / Society

Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 - by Chantal Braganza

. . . and climbing

A photograph of a woman and man seen from behind. They're standing in front of a blue sky. The man is looking towards the woman.

Society

My Husband Wanted to Have a Child. I Didn’t. Here Is How It Went

October 25, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Nicole Louie

I was afraid we would one day have a conversation ending in regrets

A photo of a newborn baby on a white cot as seen through the thick white bars of a crib

Justice

Women in Canadian Prisons Are Routinely Separated from Their Newborns

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 - by Robin F. Hansen

The story of one inmate who laboured—in shackles—in fear of being torn apart from her child if they survived

A bored boy, holding a red-and-white soccer ball, leans against a fence outside a playground

Education

Is Summer Break Bad for Everyone?

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

The academic calendar is out of sync with how we live today. It’s time to ditch the big break

Illustration of a boy wearing a red military-style uniform jacket that is too big for him. He is giving a salute and his face is in shadows.

Society

Exclusive: A Military-Style School for Troubled Teens Became a “Living Nightmare”

August 20, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Rachel Browne

Robert Land Academy promised to reform boys into “good citizens.” Former students allege it subjected them to years of humiliation, degradation, and abuse

A teenage girl stares at her smartphone in a black-and-white photo; the phone casts a technicolour glow

Society

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

May 30, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Ira Wells

The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps

A photo of a baby crying while riding a shopping cart in a department store.

Society

Big Babies: When It Comes to Kids, Many Adults Need to Grow Up

September 29, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Fully grown human beings are having tantrums over infants and toddlers who dare to exist and make noise

A child in a yellow raincoat stands in a field full of puddles beside a lake. Rain outlines the invisible silhouette of an adult putting their hand on top of the child’s head.

July/August 2023 / Society

Notes from Grief Camp

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 - by Mitchell Consky

Every summer, more than a hundred kids spend a weekend at Camp Erin swimming and canoeing. They also learn to deal with death

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Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000

Women in Canadian Prisons Are Routinely Separated from Their Newborns

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

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