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Taken for the Team
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Taken for the Team

Esmaa Mohamoud’s installations capture the way professional sports prof it from Black bodies

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September/October 2021
Breathing Trouble
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Breathing Trouble

Tens of thousands of Canadians who have received asthma diagnoses don’t actually have it

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September/October 2021
STUDENTS FOR SALE
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STUDENTS FOR SALE

International students are lied to, cheated, and exploited on multiple fronts. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it

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September/October 2021
Province of No Choice
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Province of No Choice

Why doctors are still fighting to provide abortion care in New Brunswick

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September/October 2021
Ask a Real Estate Expert
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Ask a Real Estate Expert

What’s next for the housing market?

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September/October 2021
The Way We Were
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The Way We Were

How family photo albums can make history

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July/August 2021
Home Ice
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Home Ice

On the paradox of being a diehard Indigenous fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs — or any hockey team

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July/August 2021
The Great Cannabis Count
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The Great Cannabis Count

Inside statisticians’ quest to quantify the hazy economy of weed

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July/August 2021
Mark Carney's Next Move
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Mark Carney's Next Move

The economist led two central banks through two era-defining upheavals. Is politics his future?

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July/August 2021
Ask a Tourism Expert
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Ask a Tourism Expert

How will Canadians travel in a post-pandemic world?

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July/August 2021
Family Trees
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Family Trees

How I tapped into the vast social network beneath the forest floor

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June 2021
Doctors With Borders
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Doctors With Borders

Physicians trained abroad have long struggled to find work in Canada. COVID-19 was supposed to change that

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June 2021
Dancing on a Prayer
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Dancing on a Prayer

Why a struggling strip club opened its doors to God

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June 2021
Mapping Mental Illness
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Mapping Mental Illness

One scientist’s quest to demystify the human brain

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June 2021
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Justice on Trial

When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous communities’ faith in Canada’s legal system would once more be put to the test

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June 2021
Go to the Flow
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Go to the Flow

Why being near bodies of water helps us feel good

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June 2021
Ask a Constitutional Expert
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Ask a Constitutional Expert

What would it take to leave the monarchy?

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June 2021
A Dog's Likes
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A Dog's Likes

The journey to turn my pet into an Instagram celebrity

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June 2021
The Case for Affordable Child Care
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The Case for Affordable Child Care

The pandemic has underscored the need for a national child care program

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January/February 2021
Still Unnamed
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Still Unnamed

The report by the Royal Commission on the Status of Women was a major milestone for gender equality in Canada, but it failed to address the LGBTQ community. SARAH RATCHFORD explains that while we’ve come a long way in recognizing gender nonconforming folks, there’s more work to be done

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January/February 2021
The Myth of Universal Health Care
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The Myth of Universal Health Care

Two physicians on what it would take for Canada’s health care system to deliver on its promises

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January/February 2021
Why Do We See Dead People?
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Why Do We See Dead People?

Humans have always sensed the ghosts of loved ones. It’s only in the last century that we convinced ourselves this was a problem

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January/February 2021
Root Cause
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Root Cause

Why my mother’s cassava pie is more than a comfort food

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January/February 2021
Return of the Anti-Vaxers
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Return of the Anti-Vaxers

To those who think vaccines are harmful, covid-19 is just another conspiracy

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January/February 2021
How to Save the Middle Class
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How to Save the Middle Class

Today’s vision of the good life is rooted in twentieth-century ideals. It’s time to reinvent it

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January/February 2021
Northern Inroads
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Northern Inroads

While Canada ignores the Arctic’s economic potential, China is poised to invest

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January/February 2021
Can Denser Be Better?
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Can Denser Be Better?

The idea that dense urban communities are bad for well-being is a myth. As it turns out, having more neighbours may actually help you live better

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January/February 2021
Welcome to the Willyverse
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Welcome to the Willyverse

William Ukoh photographs a world of leisure and freedom

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November/December 2020
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We're Failing Our Kids' Mental Health

Social media pressures, loneliness, and the climate crisis are weighing on today’s youth. The stress is taking its toll

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November/December 2020
One Last Nightcap
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One Last Nightcap

Even in his eighties, my father dared the rest of us to keep up

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November/December 2020