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In a photo illustration, Jani Lauzon appears, slightly blurred, against an orange background with a building

Jani Lauzon has maintained she is Métis and her play 1939—now touring Canada—is based on her father’s experience at a residential school. What if none of it is true?

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Society

My Husband Wanted to Have a Child. I Didn’t. Here Is How It Went

October 25, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Nicole Louie

I was afraid we would one day have a conversation ending in regrets

Health

Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 - by Monica Kidd

Why family medicine is dying

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Business / December 2024

We’re in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing

October 23, 2024October 24, 2024 - by Monika Warzecha

Pilling sweaters, stretched-out socks, flimsy denim. What happened to good garments?

In an illustration, a boardwalk with footprints connects to a sandy shore and rolling green hills with a lighthouse and a colourful cluster of buildings. On top of a revolving door with broken windows is a sign that reads Welcome to Atlantic Canada

December 2024 / Society

The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada

October 22, 2024October 23, 2024 - by Trevor Corkum

If you’re moving to the East Coast for cheaper housing and friendly neighbours, think again

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Health

The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick

October 21, 2024October 25, 2024 - by Jonathan N. Stea

Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything

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Justice

Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 - by Elizabeth Renzetti

NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims

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Health

Menopause Is a Pretty Damn Fine Stage of Life

October 17, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Susan Glickman

The joy of aging like a “space crone”

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Politics

The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 - by Ira Wells

Consumer rage is real—and it’s shaping the next election

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Books

Undoing the Fairy Tale of Alice Munro

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 - by Justina Elias

For years, I helped spread a glowing narrative about one of Canada’s most famous authors

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An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism

Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again

We’re in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing

The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada

Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

Menopause Is a Pretty Damn Fine Stage of Life

The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau

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