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Chalk River: The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents

July 13, 2022May 29, 2023 - by Mélissa Guillemette

The first serious nuclear accident occurred at Chalk River Laboratories in 1952, followed by a second incident in 1958. Now the federal government is compensating workers who took part in cleanup efforts

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Memoir

Love and Risk in the Time of COVID-19

May 20, 2022January 16, 2023 - by Emma Healey

My partner is an organ transplant recipient. We’ve spent years of testing for potential danger in every decision. What’s next?

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January/February 2022 / Society

My Uncle the Witch Hunter: Unearthing the Uncanny Story of John Troyer

January 10, 2022April 22, 2022 - by Rosemary Counter

I dug into my family history and discovered a tale of supernatural evil, buried treasure, and paranoia

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Health

Design for Survival: How to Build a Better Trauma Bay

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 - by Lauren McGill

In the high-pressure world of emergency medicine, a Toronto hospital finds new ways to save lives

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Science / September/October 2020

Invasion of the Ticks

July 21, 2020September 9, 2020 - by Stephanie Nolen

Inside the quest to track one of humanity’s tiniest deadly predators

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Business

The Decade in Money

December 16, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Vancouver’s unaffordable housing to millennials planning for early retirement, these are the money conversations that defined Canada

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Science

What Canada’s Rocks Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life

August 21, 2019April 16, 2020 - by Nicole Schmidt

Scientists are studying Ontario limestone to learn about life on Mars

Patrick Brown, then the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader, gestures to supporters as he addresses the party’s convention in Toronto on November 25, 2017

Politics

The Dark Side of Modern Leadership Campaigns

March 12, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Jen Gerson

Why our political party system isn’t designed to support the best qualified candidates

Education

Ontario College Educators Are on Strike for Their Students

November 2, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Maxine Simon

We don’t need more salary boosts for administrators. We need increased resources for instructors and their classrooms

Books

The Lost Indigenous Youth of Thunder Bay

October 5, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Martha Troian

In Seven Fallen Feathers, Tanya Talaga exposes a northern city’s hard truths

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