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A Growing Hunger
At the food bank where I work, we're serving triple the number of clients we were five years ago. And for the first time, many of them are people with jobs who can't keep up with the cost of living. How did we get here?
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August 2023
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They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite
A group of Canadian parents say their KIDS ARE SO ADDICTED to the video game Fortnite that THEY'VE STOPPED EATING, SLEEPING AND SHOWERING. Now these parents want to hold its tech-giant creator accountable
10+ min |
August 2023
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Paradise Found
Just outside Diwan Pavilion of Edmonton, the striking is a feat of Islamic architecture
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August 2023
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It Takes a Village
I created Canada’s first dementia-centric village. It gives every resident a life beyond their diagnosis
7 min |
August 2023
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Bring back the burns
For centuries, Indigenous people kept forests clear of wildfire fuel by lighting regular burns. It’s time to fight fire with fire once again
5 min |
August 2023
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THE INTERVIEW: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NATION'S NEWSMAKERS
Mayor Jyoti Gondek is creating the Calgary of the future—starting with its downtown core
8 min |
August 2023
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"I had no opportunities at home in Japan. My world opened up when I got to Canada."
I didn’t realize it was possible to raise a family and have a thriving career
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July 2023
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HOMEWARD BOUND
After tragedy struck, photojournalist Darren Calabrese documented his return to the East Coast in a new book
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July 2023
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THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF CANADA'S WEIRDEST FAST-FOOD FRANCHISE
How a failed McDonald’s knock-off became a fast-food success for generations of Lebanese-Canadian immigrants in Alberta
6 min |
July 2023
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RETRO FEVER
The ’70s are back in this Quebec couple’s unique vintage home
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July 2023
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A DEADLY LOVE
Ashley Wadsworth spent years building an online romance with a young Englishman. Months after they met in person, he killed her—and her family learned of his dark past. Why did no one stop him?
10+ min |
July 2023
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Betting My Life
A memoir of addiction, desperation and the dangers of sports betting
10+ min |
July 2023
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THE END OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
For generations, middle-class Canadians have been sold on the promise of homeownership. The promise was always flawed. Today it’s simply broken.
10+ min |
July 2023
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The Need for Speed
This summer, Formula One fans will watch cars scorch around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in record time. Its new paddock came together just as quickly.
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July 2023
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Having It All
I couldn’t afford to stay home from work. Finding childcare for my son in B.C. cost me a lot more than money.
3 min |
July 2023
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Label Al-Generated Content
Artificially intelligent tools are now able to create text, speech, art and video as well as humans can. We need to know who made what.
5 min |
July 2023
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Novartis Invests in the Montréal Health Innovation District to Foster a New Wave of Healthcare Partnerships
The launch of Novartis’ new Montréal head office heralds a renewed commitment to collaboration and innovation within Canada.
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July 2023
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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Puts Canadians Living with ALS First
Reflections on progress and urgency from a ‘made in Canada’ biotech focused on progressive neurodegenerative diseases.
2 min |
July 2023
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THE INTERVIEW : Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is doing it for the vibes
IF YOU BELIEVE the early hype, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan rolled off her parents’ couch in Mississauga, Ontario, and into a star-making lead role in Netflix’s hit high school rom-dram Never Have I Ever. It was 2019, and a friend sent the tweet announcing Mindy Kaling’s casting call. Ramakrishnan, then 17 and tired from a long day at real-life Meadowvale Secondary School, went, so it goes: Eh, why not?
9 min |
July 2023
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"My YouTube channel helps recent immigrants like me plan their new lives"
I was unprepared when I came to Canada. I want others to avoid the same fate.
3 min |
May/June 2023
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TREETOP RETREAT
High off the ground, this cantilevered cabin towers over lush Quebec land
3 min |
May/June 2023
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NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Creative collective Sunday School crafts images of the African diaspora in its new exhibition
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May/June 2023
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CANADA'S BEST PLACE TO EAT
THE COUNTRY'S 20 MOST MAGICAL RESTAURANTS, FROM THE TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND TO THE EDGE OF NEWFOUNDLAND
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May/June 2023
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Flow State
Toronto's new, hyper-modern stormwater processing plant is where clean lines and filthy water collide EVERY TIME IT RAINS, excess water rushes through the streets of Toronto's downtown eastern core and pours into the city's sewer system.
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May/June 2023
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The Solo Smash
R&B crooner Preston Pablo rose from bedroom YouTuber to Spotify chart-topper. He's still finding his voice.
2 min |
May/June 2023
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Life Support
I'm the only full-time family physician in Verona, an Ontario town of 2,000 people. It’s impossible to be the kind of doctor I want to be.
5 min |
May/June 2023
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House Swap
Forty years ago, my husband and I bought a home on a 50-acre plot. Now we live ina prefab granny flat in our own backyard.
3 min |
May/June 2023
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Defend Drag Shows
We need a way to protect LGBTQ+ Canadians—especially drag performers—from harm. An Ontario traffic law could work.
5 min |
May/June 2023
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THE INTERVIEW: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NATION'S NEWSMAKERS
Canada’ first sport integrity commissioner, Sarah-Eve Pelletier, just keeps swimming
5 min |
May/June 2023
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Climate Anxiety Is Affecting Our Kids
\"CLIMATE CHANGE SCARES ME because I'm worried the world is going to end,\" says Maya, 14, a Grade 9 student west of Toronto. Across the country, outside of Calgary, nine-year-old Levi says, \"Climate change makes me feel bad because it's making animals go extinct.\"
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