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The New Arrivals
Over the past two years, Canada has welcomed a record number of immigrants. Here are some of their stories.
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July 2024
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THE RELUCTANT REFUGEE
I was one of the first Syrian refugees to land in Canada in 2014. The settlement process was confusing, prolonged and alienating. How Canada finally became home.
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July 2024
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BOOM TOWN
For more than half a decade, Charlottetown has sustained the highest immigration rates in Canada. The influx has saved PELL. from demographic oblivion—and made it a case study in the perils of ultra-rapid growth.
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July 2024
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NOW HERE TO GO
Thousands of refugees live in shelters, hotels and on the streets of Canada's largest cities. How the country is struggling to cope with a massive surge in global asylum seekers.
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July 2024
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Ship Shape
For 50 years, the Port of Montreal catered to out-of-town cruise passengers. Its splashy new waterfront tower is amonument to local life.
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July 2024
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The Old Soul
How Luna Elle honed her mature, Sade-esque sound and nabbed a Juno nom-all before turning 20
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July 2024
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Nigara Shaheen, Toronto-based judoka and refugee Olympian, fought her way to the top
NIGARA SHAHEEN'S ROAD to this year's Paris Olympics has been more treacherous than most. Born in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, in 1993, she was just six months old when her parents carried her across the mountainous border into Pakistan, fleeing the country's raging civil war.
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July 2024
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Revenge Of The Renter
Hundreds of tenants, struggling to afford skyrocketing rents, are refusing to pay their landlords at all. They call it a rent strike. The landlords say it's illegal. An inside look at the frontier of a growing class war.
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December 2023
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The DNA Detective
RCMP officer Dean Lerat, a member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, found many of his long-lost relatives using a DNA-testing kit. Now he does volunteer genealogy work to help others connect with their own families, fragmented by colonialism. The results tell the story of a whole nation.
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December 2023
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"I was almost arrested for my activism in Hong Kong. If led to Vancouver for refuge."
I can see a life for myself here, but I still miss the city where I grew up
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December 2023
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NORTHERN LIGHT
A new book chronicles the Canadian Arctic expeditions of photographer Richard Harrington, who documented the Inuit's disappearing way of life
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December 2023
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A TASTE OF EUROPE
This hand-painted Victorian home brings old-fashioned opulence to downtown Toronto
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December 2023
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The False Prophet of Edmonton
In a suburban industrial park, John de Ruiter built a spiritual movement, mashing up Christian theology and New Age mysticism. Today, eight former followers claim he brainwashed them into sex. The case against him will test the boundaries of consent.
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December 2023
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Coastal Calling
Dalene and Pete Heck were happy globetrotters until health issues brought them back home. They settled on a century-old former parsonage in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.
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December 2023
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State of the Art
Don't let the imposing columns outside Fredericton's Beaverbrook Art Gallery fool you-its new expansion is a cozy communal space for the city's art lovers
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December 2023
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The Running Man
Connor Emeny is the youngest person to finish Ironman triathlons on six continents. Next stop: Antarctica.
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December 2023
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Take UFOs seriously
Whether you call them UFOs, UAPs or flying saucers, Canada should treat the objects that fly in our skies as scientific phenomena, not pop-cultural quackery
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December 2023
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Katherine Henderson, Hockey Canada's new president and CEO, is in cleanup mode for love of the game
LAST YEAR, HOCKEY CANADA was in hot water. That July, news broke that the organization had pulled money from its National Equity Fund-which includes player registration fees-to settle an alleged sexual assault case involving members of Canada's 2018 men's world junior team.
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December 2023
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"Thirteen years ago, I left St. Lucia to work in Ontario.When can my wife and sons join me?"
I spend 12 hours a day in a greenhouse, but the hardest part of my job is being apart from family
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September 2023
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A COASTAL REFUGE
Two university friends teamed up to build this hidden Nova Scotia haven
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September 2023
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THE GREAT TRUFFLE HUNT
We spent two decades trying to grow Périgord truffles on our Okanagan farm. This year, we finally succeeded.
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September 2023
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HIDDEN HISTORIES
The opening exhibit at Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum sheds new light on Canada's notorious Chinese Exclusion Act
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September 2023
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A NEW LENS
Aaron T. Francis found a treasure trove of his grandfather's vintage photos in the garage. They shed light on what it means to be Black in Canada.
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September 2023
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BATTLE for the BEACH
A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island's pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.
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September 2023
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CANADA IN THE YEAR 2060
Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It's going to be a weird century. Here's what it will look like and how Canada can get through it.
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September 2023
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Back to the Future
Cape Breton Island’s old-timey Highland Village Museum just got an upgrade fit for the 21st century
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September 2023
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Feast or Famine
My family has been farming in Saskatchewan for three generations. With the looming shortage of skilled workers, our future is in flux.
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September 2023
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Teach kids about misinformation
With the rampant spread of fake news and conspiracy theories, Canadian students would benefit from extra lessons in BS detection.
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September 2023
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For minister Sean Fraser, immigration is more than just anumbers game
ON THE OFF CHANCE you overhear a Canadian bragging, it’s usually to say that this is the greatest country in the world.
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September 2023
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A MID-CENTURY MOOD
A low-slung Guelph home blends vintage whimsy with colourful, sleek decor
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