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Education

Why Home-Schooling Was Right for Me

May 12, 2020November 8, 2021 - by Elizabeth Howell

When school stifled my creativity, my parents turned to independent learning

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Society

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

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

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

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Society

The Biased Ways We Praise “Smart Kids”

March 10, 2020December 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

Arts & Culture

The Decade in Arts & Culture

December 12, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Leonard Cohen’s darker legacy to art’s obsession with dead young women, here are the culture conversations that helped define Canada

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Society

Growing Up Mulroney

November 7, 2019May 6, 2021 - by Tessa Lloyd

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

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Uncategorized

What Anne of Green Gables Taught Me about Grief

May 29, 2019October 8, 2021 - by Jen Sookfong Lee

When my father was sick and I was left to navigate a new relationship with my mother, I turned to one red-headed rebel

Uncategorized

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 3, 2020 - by Merve Emre

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

Society

Are You Ever Ready to Be a Mother?

May 13, 2018August 17, 2023 - by Emma Knight

I found having a child isolating—but profoundly connecting as well

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Inside the All-Consuming World of Paw Patrol

November 1, 2017May 12, 2020 - by Jason McBride

How a made-in-Toronto cartoon about superhero puppies became a worldwide hit

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Why Home-Schooling Was Right for Me

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

The Biased Ways We Praise “Smart Kids”

The Decade in Arts & Culture

Growing Up Mulroney

What Anne of Green Gables Taught Me about Grief

How to Have “the Talk” as a Muslim Father

Why Natural Childbirth Is a Myth

Are You Ever Ready to Be a Mother?

Inside the All-Consuming World of Paw Patrol

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