A blonde woman smokes a joint, surrounded by photos of various cannabis and wellness paraphernalia (weed brownies, a pipe, green juice, tea, and a bowl full of greens)

Is Cannabis the Answer to Everything?

January 15, 2020January 21, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

Weed has been rebranded as a cure-all for modern life. As a stressed-out, overworked thirtysomething, I decided to try it out for myself

Jason Kenney speaks at a conference in November 2019.

Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020January 17, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

Ghanimat Azhdari, a young woman in a blue dress, poses and smiles against a backdrop of nations' flags.

Current Affairs / World

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

The University of Guelph PhD student was one of 175 who died on Flight 752. Friends remember a conservationist who fought to put Indigenous needs first

A red lobster rests on a bright blue barstool. Below, blue sea plants wave in the water.

December 2019 / Fiction

The Sail and Scupper

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020 - by Georgia Ohm

In this short story, a lobster walks into a bar to reflect on the deaths of his fellow sea creatures

A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

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Education

Why Are We Still Paying for Catholic Schools?

January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 - by Michael Coren

Maintaining separate education systems is costly, unfair, and culturally divisive

An illustration of a house and satellite dish, surrounded by mountains.

Fiction / January/February 2020

Saturday Project

January 3, 2020January 6, 2020 - by P.N. Van Den Bosch

It’s true: Laura listens well and says just enough at the right times. Geoff has even seen her do this and thought nothing of it. Still, he senses an undertone in Marcus’s gratitude