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World

How Israel Is Using AI as a Weapon of War

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 - by Branka Marijan

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is shattering long-held beliefs about the use of tech in combat

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Health

Don’t Get Sick in Quebec

February 21, 2024March 21, 2024 - by Toula Drimonis

What happens when a government decides to prioritize language laws over nurses and doctors?

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March/April 2024 / Media

My Guilty Pleasure: I’m Addicted to Bad News

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 - by Casey Plett

The world may be awful, but if I know about it, then at least I know

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Fiction / March/April 2024

Two Female Modes of Transportation

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 - by Jowita Bydlowska

The boy watches as the girl slumps over herself, the fire hair like a warning against coming closer

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Media

Could a Paywall Have Saved Pitchfork?

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 - by KC Hoard

The influential music publication is being folded into GQ, but only because Condé Nast fumbled a good thing

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Politics

The Emergencies Act Is Outdated and Polarizing

February 15, 2024February 16, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

Will it ever be appropriate and reasonable for the government to shut down a protest again?

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Memoir

When I Met My Husband, We Didn’t Speak the Same Language

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 - by Sheena Rossiter

Neither of us knew we were about to embark on a journey across countries and cultures to have our love legally recognized

A photo of pro-Palestine protestors on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

World

What Being Pro-Palestine Means to Me

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 - by Sheima Benembarek

I want Palestinians to be afforded basic humanity. I know saying so might affect my career or friendships

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March/April 2024 / Society

The Diminishing Romance of Train Travel

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 - by Lynn Cunningham

I took a sleeper train across the country. I learned Via Rail is still stuck in the twentieth century

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Books

How Should a Diary Be? Sheila Heti Scrambles Her Life in Alphabetical Diaries

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 - by Ariella Garmaise

Heti takes her autofiction to the next level by publishing her journals—with editing help from Excel

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The Diminishing Romance of Train Travel

How Should a Diary Be? Sheila Heti Scrambles Her Life in Alphabetical Diaries

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