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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
My Life And Death On Opioids
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My Life And Death On Opioids

A memoir of addiction

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September 2018
The Big Picture
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The Big Picture

Can TIFF adapt when everything about the world of cinema is changing?

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September 2018
How The Internet Made Sex Better
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How The Internet Made Sex Better

The digital world transformed our sex lives — but not in the ways we expected.

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March 2019
What We Get Wrong About Alberta
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What We Get Wrong About Alberta

Debunking the great myth of Prairie conservatism.

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March 2019
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
Will the Real Céline Dion Please Stand Up?
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Will the Real Céline Dion Please Stand Up?

I went to Las Vegas to see Céline in concert. I found her everywhere

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September 2019
Wrongfully Accused
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Wrongfully Accused

Six years ago, seven health care researchers were fired by the BC government for alleged misuse of data. They’re still trying to understand what happened

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September 2019
Quebec Rewrites Its History
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Quebec Rewrites Its History

A controversial new textbook is highly selective about the province’s past

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September 2019
Manson And #MeToo
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Manson And #MeToo

New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Charles Manson killings— and show starkly different sides of their industry

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September 2019
The Hole Truth
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The Hole Truth

Close encounters with the scientist who taught the world about black holes

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September 2019
The Trials Of Cross-Border Commuting
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The Trials Of Cross-Border Commuting

A Mohawk community struggles with a daily logistical nightmare

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January/February 2019
Watchers In The North
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Watchers In The North

On patrol with the Canadian Rangers in Nunavut

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January/February 2019
Are You Even Listening?
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Are You Even Listening?

The bias against women’s voices

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January/February 2019
Prime Cuts
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Prime Cuts

The latest cookbook from Montreal’s Joe Beef is a guide to a gluttonous way of life

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January/February 2019