Culture
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Alone in the Universe
What space missions can teach us about mental health and isolation
7 min |
June 2020
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How To Travel With A Goldfish
My life in carry-on luggage
4 min |
March 2020
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The Age of Alpacas
A farmer in England is seeking to design the perfect wool
7 min |
March 2020
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Stay Tacky, Niagara Falls
Why I wouldn’t change a thing about my hometown
10+ min |
March 2020
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WITNESS
I WAS SMOKING on the veranda when Quammie returned from his day trip to Berbice. Everyone pronounced it Borbeace, bending the vowels while digging deep into the first syllable.
10+ min |
March 2020
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Count Me In
Why we need more health data on LGBTQ communities
6 min |
March 2020
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The East Coast Takes Off
The promise of a private spaceport fuels hope for a Nova Scotia community
10 min |
April 2020
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A Space Beyond Language
What I’ve learned from what my mother has forgotten
3 min |
April 2020
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How Should Religious Groups Respond To The Environmental Crisis?
How should religious groups respond to the environmental crisis?
9 min |
April 2020
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Go Sell It On The Mountain
Banff Centre started off as a remote artists’ retreat. Now it’s trying to help creatives adapt to the modern world
10+ min |
April 2020
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Of Needlework and Nebulae
The otherworldly beading creations of Margaret Nazon
3 min |
April 2020
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The Age of Surrender
When is a senior no longer capable of making their own decisions? It depends on whom you ask
10+ min |
April 2020
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Vocal Range
Riit’s new album brings throat singing to the nightclub
8 min |
April 2020
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The New Separatists
The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different
10 min |
April 2020
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A New Housing Model For Managing Mental Decline
A new housing model for managing mental decline
8 min |
May 2020
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The Digital Afterlife
The ongoing legal battle to decide who owns our data after we die
10+ min |
May 2020
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Anatomy Of A Pandemic
History has much to teach us about how to survive the COVID-19 outbreak. We need to listen to the lessons of the past
10+ min |
May 2020
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Story Sellers
The expanding world of paid social media influencers
9 min |
May 2020
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Shelter Seekers
DEAR SCHOLARSHIP LIAISON OFFICER:
10+ min |
May 2020
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SUMMER SERVICE
Every year, Sri Lankan Catholics from all over make a pilgrimage to Ontario’s cottage country
8 min |
May 2020
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Empty Nesters
First we bonded over our unusual pets. Then we bonded over butchering them
3 min |
May 2020
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Poetic Justice
Twenty-seven years after her death, Bronwen Wallace’s poetry feels newly relevant in the #MeToo era
8 min |
May 2020
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A Dose of Dr. Zee
One man’s case for legalizing recreational drugs
10 min |
May 2020
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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.
4 min |
December 2019
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WADA Mess
The World Anti-Doping Agency was created to fight against drugs in sports. But clean athletes say it is betraying them.
10+ min |
December 2019
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The Sail And Scupper
Plympton, N.S. — Massive numbers of dead starfish, clams, lobsters, and mussels have washed up on a western Nova Scotia beach, compounding the mysterious deaths of tens of thousands of herring in the area. The Canadian Press. December 28, 2016.
9 min |
December 2019
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The Making Of Margaret Atwood
Fame is not new to Margaret Atwood — it’s a by-product of life as a perennially prizewinning, bestselling author.
10+ min |
December 2019
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Small Towns, Big Hopes
Rural Quebec looks to newcomers to extend the life of shrinking villages
7 min |
December 2019
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Not What The Doctor Ordered
The hidden costs of medical testing
7 min |
December 2019
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Make The Verb Work
Before Elizabeth Smart’s poetry found its audience, the writer made her way by crafting the era’s most eloquent ads.
10+ min |