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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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Health

To Get into Medical School, I Thought I’d Have to Hide Parts of My Blackness

October 14, 2024October 15, 2024 - by Chika Stacy Oriuwa

But then came a question I wasn’t prepared for

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Politics

The Quebec Secession Crisis Is Coming, and Canada Isn’t Ready

October 11, 2024October 15, 2024 - by Gerald Butts

Why sovereigntists see their chance now

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World

In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

October 10, 2024November 13, 2024 - by Pacinthe Mattar

Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them

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Books

What’s the Point of Epigraphs Anyway?

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

Writers and readers alike love to argue about the quotations in the opening pages of their favourite books

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December 2024 / World

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

October 8, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Annie Hylton

When the Taliban retook the country in 2021, Canada promised its national team visas—tickets to safety. Years later, players are still waiting

Politics

British Columbia’s Election Is a Bellwether for Climate Policy

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

Is the last progressive stronghold in Canada poised to fall?

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Menopause Is a Pretty Damn Fine Stage of Life

The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau

The Quebec Secession Crisis Is Coming, and Canada Isn’t Ready

In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

What’s the Point of Epigraphs Anyway?

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

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