How Euchre Healed My Family
We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death
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Who Owns Colombia’s Gold?
Mining operations have pitted a Canadian company against locals who have worked the mountains for generations
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China’s New Deserts
The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand
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Small Towns Are Dying. Can Immigration Save Them?
Newcomers can extend the lives of shrinking villages, but only if Quebec can confront its xenophobia
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The New Road in the North
The government framed the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway as a nation-building project. But, for Indigenous people, the road is about connecting with ourselves
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Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks
The parks were created by removing Indigenous people from the land. Thaidene Nëné begins to repair the damage
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The Hidden Costs of Medical Testing
Each year, doctors order more than a million tests that patients don’t actually need. Some are even harmful
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One Photographer’s Artistic Encounters with the Selfie Generation
Four decades into Jeff Wall’s career, the artist is still pushing the limits of what a photograph can be
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