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We’ve proudly failed to plan for what comes next

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Politics

What Trudeau and Biden Don’t Seem to Understand

July 12, 2024July 31, 2024 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

Both leaders, facing waning support, are ignoring voters’ hunger for change

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Society

The Quebec Tech Billionaire Accused of Sexually Exploiting Minors

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 - by Taylor C. Noakes

Robert G. Miller, now eighty, is alleged to have abused girls as young as twelve

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Technology

When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 - by Madhumita Murgia

An AI engineer reckons with the moral implications of his work

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Politics

The Fall of François Legault

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 - by Philippe J. Fournier

New poll shows the premier’s favourability numbers in Quebec mirror those of Justin Trudeau in Canada

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Arts & Culture / September/October 2024

A Scientist’s Quest to Decode Vermeer’s True Colours

July 9, 2024July 22, 2024 - by Adnan R. Khan

New techniques reveal hidden details in the Dutch master’s paintings

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Society

Canada’s Emergency Shelters Are Failing

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 - by Rhiannon Russell

Four deaths at a Whitehorse facility underscore the need for housing reform

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World

What Would a Two-State Solution Mean?

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 - by Raja G. Khouri

Every attempt to partition land between Israel and Palestine has failed. There are other options

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Books

Alice Munro Was Bigger than Canada

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

Here artists are celebrated by virtue of their nationality. Munro showed me I could escape those tropes

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Health

The Ozempic Era Is Distorting What We See as Healthy

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 - by KC Hoard

Fat people are constantly told they have to shed pounds. What will weight loss–inducing medicines really cost us?

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The World Is Moving Away from Fossil Fuels. Canada Is Holding On for Dear Life

What Trudeau and Biden Don’t Seem to Understand

The Quebec Tech Billionaire Accused of Sexually Exploiting Minors

When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces

The Fall of François Legault

A Scientist’s Quest to Decode Vermeer’s True Colours

Canada’s Emergency Shelters Are Failing

Alice Munro Was Bigger than Canada

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