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Illustration of a prison building, with several women on the roof walking into a light. In the prison windows, behind bars, a couple of people remain.
Justice / September/October 2020

Did Prisons Ever Work?

August 18, 2020January 5, 2021 - by Lauren McKeon

A growing movement believes it’s time to stop putting women in jail

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A black and white photo of an older man wearing a winter coat, his hands in his pockets. Behind him is a barn that says "Elm Knoll Farm" and the ground is covered in snow.
June 2020 / The Walrus True Crime

Murder in Old Barns

May 27, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Lindsay Jones

Why a Nova Scotia community is still searching for the killer of a beloved farmer thirty years later

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A silhouette illustration of a man dangling from a cliff, papers falling out of his pockets, as he hangs from the end of a fishing line held by another man who sits on the cliff's edge.
Society

How a Good Scam Can Bypass Our Defences

February 11, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Bruce Grierson

Cons exploit our cognitive biases. I learned the hard way that some of us are more vulnerable than others

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people with shooting range targets in front of them
Justice

How Racism Fuels Ineffective Gun Control

December 3, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Angela Wright

Bias has influenced our ideas of those who shoot versus those who are shot

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Melancholic woman on a manila envelope with streaks of red
Justice

Why I Wish I Never Reported My Assault

October 16, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Christine Estima

After a stressful year of navigating the justice system, I now feel that staying silent might have yielded the same results

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First responders close down Yonge Street in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk, crashing into a number of pedestrians on April 23, 2018
Current Affairs

Toronto Refuses to Give In to the Terrorism Trap

April 24, 2018May 1, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

The city has always valued inclusion and tolerance. Yesterday’s van attack won’t change that

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Illustration of Man Running Towards a Large Technological Eye
April 2018 / Cover Story / Justice

Busted by Big Data

March 29, 2018March 27, 2020 - by John Lorinc

Algorithms could make cities safer—but they can’t protect us from policing’s worst instincts

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Illustration of a Toy Gun Containing a Canadian Flag
Current Affairs

Canadians Don’t Love Guns? Think Again

March 7, 2018December 10, 2019 - by John Lorinc

The Trudeau government has largely dismissed long-gun registries—but recent mass shootings invite Canadians to reopen the debate

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The Laan family, at brother Paul Laan’s wedding. Kathrine Laan, Walter Laan, David Laan, Paul Laan and Ron Allen are highlighted
Announcement

Muskoka Mystery: Police Suspected Murder in the Case of Missing Senior

March 2, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Zander Sherman

Documents give new insights about unsolved disappearances

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Cut Up Photography of Bruce McArthur
Justice

Why Bruce McArthur’s Murder Trial Could Stigmatize Gay Men

February 9, 2018August 8, 2019 - by Paul Gallant

For Toronto’s LGBTQ community, justice requires more than just arresting an alleged serial killer

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