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Education

Stop Panicking about Your Kid’s Screen Time

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 - by Anne Thériault

In some cases, it might actually be helping them learn

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Current Affairs

How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town

June 5, 2024July 17, 2024 - by Rachel Browne

Romana Didulo believes she has communed with aliens and been recognized by Donald Trump. When she and her inner circle moved to Richmound, Saskatchewan, some residents protested to kick her out. Others saw an opportunity

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June 2023

Editor’s Letter: Documenting How We’ve Changed

August 10, 2023 - by Carmine Starnino

Our twentieth anniversary issue began as a post-pandemic project—but became personal

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, 2023May 21, 2024 - 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

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 - by Ashley Au

People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living

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June 2023 / Society

As a Therapist, I Know What’s Breaking Couples Up

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 - by Andrew Sofin

How relationships come to an end and the scourge of the smartphone

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Society

Noise Is All around Us—and It’s Affecting You More than You Think

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 - by Bojan Fürst

During the pandemic, our noise levels dropped and the world changed. Should we fight for more quiet?

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Health / May 2023

The Vaccine Problem

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 - by Sharon Nadeem

To better weather future pandemics, the way countries procure vaccines needs to change radically

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Health

Why We Made Fewer Memories during the Pandemic

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 - by Jadine Ngan

Monotony and anxiety wrought havoc on our brains. Can we bounce back?

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January/February 2023 / Memoir

What My Father’s Martial Arts Classes Taught Me about Fighting Racism

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 - by Adrian De Leon

The goal of martial arts is self-defence. But what happens when the violence is as atmospheric as racism itself?

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Stop Panicking about Your Kid’s Screen Time

How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town

Editor’s Letter: Documenting How We’ve Changed

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

Noise Is All around Us—and It’s Affecting You More than You Think

The Vaccine Problem

Why We Made Fewer Memories during the Pandemic

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