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Environment / July/August 2023

Ten Years after Disaster, Lac-Mégantic Is a Model for a Greener Future

July 4, 2023July 5, 2023 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

Rebuilding from scratch meant the Quebec community could become more sustainable than ever

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Arts & Culture

The Canadian Tuxedo Is Having a Moment—but Is It Actually Canadian?

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

On the long, strange history of the double-denim look

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Technology

Could a New Religion Develop around AI?

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 - by Michael Coren

The hunger to believe in something beyond the self is real. What if bots started creating scripture?

An illustration of a Chinese-Canadian family: A mother, a father, and two kids stand around their seated grandparents. A Chinese-style building partition is in the foreground with symbols of Chinese-Canadian history on it, including an old family portrait and an immigration certificate. In the back is a window facing the Vancouver skyline.

Memoir

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

June 28, 2023May 21, 2024 - by Adrian Ma

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 - by Ashley Au

People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living

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Society

Halal Sex: Growing Up Devoutly Sufi and Nonbinary

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 - by Sheima Benembarek

What happens when Muslims from traditional families set out to pursue open and active sex lives in the West

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Arts & Culture / June 2023

Life Lessons from Superman

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 - by Jillian Tamaki

The Christopher Reeve movies were shot in Calgary. I can barely recognize my hometown

Politics

City Diminished: The Shrinking Power and Influence of Toronto

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 - by David Miller

Why are voters in Canada’s biggest city treated like they can’t make their own democratic decisions?

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Books

Fifty Years of Halfbreed: How the Memoir Opened Up Indigenous Literature

June 21, 2023January 8, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Maria Campbell’s landmark book remains as captivating and unforgettable as it was on publication

July/August 2023 / Politics

Did Pierre Poilievre Pass His First Test?

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 - by David Moscrop

The federal by-elections could make or break the Conservative leader’s narrative

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Ten Years after Disaster, Lac-Mégantic Is a Model for a Greener Future

The Canadian Tuxedo Is Having a Moment—but Is It Actually Canadian?

Could a New Religion Develop around AI?

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

Halal Sex: Growing Up Devoutly Sufi and Nonbinary

City Diminished: The Shrinking Power and Influence of Toronto

Fifty Years of Halfbreed: How the Memoir Opened Up Indigenous Literature

Did Pierre Poilievre Pass His First Test?

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