The Money Pit That Is Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
The Big Owe’s new roof will cost taxpayers nearly a billion dollars. Is it time to let the concrete relic die?
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Parental Leave Is Broken
It’s a privilege to take paid time when your baby is born. But the system is far from equal
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Want to Fight Climate Change? Fix Housing
Treating the two calamities as separate issues misses a huge opportunity to address both
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Exclusive: The Meeting House Megachurch Faces New Lawsuits
The multi-million-dollar civil suits add to a growing list of legal woes for the church formerly led by Bruxy Cavey
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The North Runs on Facebook
At twenty, the social media giant might seem old school. For many of us up here, it’s still the place to be
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Don’t Get Sick in Quebec
What happens when a government decides to prioritize language laws over nurses and doctors?
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The Emergencies Act Is Outdated and Polarizing
Will it ever be appropriate and reasonable for the government to shut down a protest again?
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What Being Pro-Palestine Means to Me
I want Palestinians to be afforded basic humanity. I know saying so might affect my career or friendships
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Skiing Is Becoming an Endangered Pastime
Across Canada, snow cover has been declining. Will winter, and winter sports, soon be extinct?
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Around the World in Eighty Lies
How a writer fabricated a series of stories for Atlas Obscura
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