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Books

“I Needed to Be Doing This”: When Writers Uncover Family History

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024 - by Sadiya Ansari

Tanya Talaga and Sadiya Ansari discuss ancestors, the colonial project, and intuitive pings

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Society

How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

A flight to Greenland, a summer festival, and a remarkable coincidence showed me what the future of Inuit could look like

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Justice

Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 - by Pamela Cross

Without systemic reform, more women and children will die

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Business

Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 - by David Moscrop

Why that little payment screen wants you to feel guilt

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World

The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 - by Samia Madwar

After years of silence, I can finally write about Syria again

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Current Affairs

Spies, Gangsters, and Murder: Canada’s Wildest Diplomatic Showdown Yet

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 - by Sushant Singh

Killing of Canadian Sikh linked to highest levels of India’s government

January/February 2025 / World

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

December 9, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Soraya Amiri

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

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Arts & Culture

When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec’s Separatist Uprising

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 - by Toula Drimonis

Fifty years later, Chris Oliveros gives the FLQ crisis a fresh perspective

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Business

When Your Landlord Is a Billion-Dollar Corporation

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 - by Solarina Ho

Real estate trusts are sending rents soaring and reshaping Canada’s cities

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Politics

Justin Trudeau Might Be the Only One Who Still Believes in Justin Trudeau

December 4, 2024December 6, 2024 - by Ira Wells

When stubbornness becomes a political strategy

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“I Needed to Be Doing This”: When Writers Uncover Family History

How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home

Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners

Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job

The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History

Spies, Gangsters, and Murder: Canada’s Wildest Diplomatic Showdown Yet

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec’s Separatist Uprising

When Your Landlord Is a Billion-Dollar Corporation

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