The Search for Mackie Basil
Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her
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How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities
A lack of data from LGBTQ Canadians creates holes in our medical system
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The Age of Alpacas
Step aside, sheep: alpaca fleece is the new star of sustainable clothing
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What Black Lives Matter Taught Me about Protesting
Freedom fighting doesn’t happen by some twist of fate. It’s a spark lit by daily indignities and humiliations
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Is Cannabis the Answer to Everything?
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
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What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta
The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment
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What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash
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
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The Sail and Scupper
In this short story, a lobster walks into a bar to reflect on the deaths of his fellow sea creatures
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Hacking Diabetes
A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app
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Why Are We Still Paying for Catholic Schools?
Maintaining separate education systems is costly, unfair, and culturally divisive
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