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Story Sellers
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Story Sellers

The expanding world of paid social media influencers

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May 2020
Shelter Seekers
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Shelter Seekers

DEAR SCHOLARSHIP LIAISON OFFICER:

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May 2020
SUMMER SERVICE
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SUMMER SERVICE

Every year, Sri Lankan Catholics from all over make a pilgrimage to Ontario’s cottage country

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May 2020
Empty Nesters
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Empty Nesters

First we bonded over our unusual pets. Then we bonded over butchering them

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May 2020
Poetic Justice
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Poetic Justice

Twenty-seven years after her death, Bronwen Wallace’s poetry feels newly relevant in the #MeToo era

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May 2020
A Dose of Dr. Zee
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A Dose of Dr. Zee

One man’s case for legalizing recreational drugs

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May 2020
Who Owns Colombia's Gold?
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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.

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December 2019
WADA Mess
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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.

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December 2019
The Sail And Scupper
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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.

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December 2019
The Making Of Margaret Atwood
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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.

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December 2019
Small Towns, Big Hopes
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Small Towns, Big Hopes

Rural Quebec looks to newcomers to extend the life of shrinking villages

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December 2019
Not What The Doctor Ordered
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Not What The Doctor Ordered

The hidden costs of medical testing

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December 2019
Make The Verb Work
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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.

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December 2019
We're Doomed. Now What?
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We're Doomed. Now What?

An optimist’s guide to the climate crisis.

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November 2019
Raptors Revolution
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Raptors Revolution

What the 2019 nba championship says about race and belonging

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November 2019
China's New Deserts
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China's New Deserts

The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand.

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November 2019
Hakyaxamik*
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Hakyaxamik*

Growing up, I never knew two of my brothers — but I could picture them 

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March 2018
System Update
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System Update

Canadian courts lag so far behind in software and infrastructure, criminals are running free

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March 2018
Insult, Then Injury
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Insult, Then Injury

Researchers are finding links between racial discrimination and long-term health

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March 2018
​Plot Twist
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​Plot Twist

A new thriller reimagines the role of women in the genre

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April 2018
Styling The Senate
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Styling The Senate

One of the most despised political institutions in Canada gets a new look

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June 2019
The Rise Of Junk
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The Rise Of Junk

Science Fake publications are corrupting the world of research — and influencing real news

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June 2019
Click Bait
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Click Bait

In a campaign to protect sharks, a controversial research group is trying to disrupt traditional science

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June 2019
The Naked Truth
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The Naked Truth

My father, the secret pornographer

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June 2019
Gold Standards
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Gold Standards

It’s been one year since Tessa Virtue became the most famous figure skater in the world. How do you move on from being the best?

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May 2019
Tech Defector
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Tech Defector

RIM co-founder Jim Balsillie pushes back against the world he helped create.

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May 2019
Data Driven
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Data Driven

An archivist from British Columbia is now one of the world’s most powerful information regulators.

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May 2019
Chaos Theory
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Chaos Theory

To understand my father’s murder, I had to adapt my view of life.

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May 2019
Boomer Bust
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Boomer Bust

Millennials are getting one of the biggest tax bills in history.

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May 2019
Brunch Without Borders
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Brunch Without Borders

How NAFTA changed the way we eat

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October 2018