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Will John Irving’s The Last Chairlift Stand the Test of Time?

For decades, the celebrated author ruled the public’s imagination. But times change—how will he be read now?

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Mass Murder on the High Seas

When video of a grisly shooting on a fishing boat circulated online, one determined investigator went on a quest for justice

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Editor’s Letter: What Is Death?

Our latest cover story asks when life really ends. In a postpandemic world, that question has never been more urgent

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Ask an Immunity Expert: What’s Next for COVID-19?

This pandemic can help us prepare for the next one, says Catherine Hankins, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

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I’m Haunted by the Mansions of My Youth

I grew up having nightmares about big houses that represented the trauma of my childhood. As an adult living through the housing crisis, my relationship with mansions has only grown more complicated

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Spectres and Sugar: Seven Stories to Read for Halloween

Articles about witch hunters, the recent astrology craze, and more

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Why This Poet Declared War on Her Own Book

When M. NourbeSe Philip’s work on a slave ship massacre was translated without her consent, she didn’t recognize it anymore. Who ultimately owns the stories we tell?

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Cops on Substack: How Police Are Using PR to Combat Criticism

New communication strategies by law enforcement reveal a crisis in public trust

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Comment la commission des droits de la personne du Québec a chassé sa première présidente noire

Lorsqu'elle a été nommée à la tête de la commission, Tamara Thermitus s'attendait à lutter contre le racisme dans sa province. Au lieu de cela, elle a dû s'en occuper sur son lieu de travail.

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How Quebec’s Human Rights Commission Drove Out Its First Black Female President

When she was appointed to run the commission, Tamara Thermitus expected to fight racism in her province. Instead, she had to deal with it in her workplace

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Letters to the Editor: November 2022

On nuclear disarmament, elementary schools, and garlic in a jar

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Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family

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“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied Against the Foster Care System

A six-year-old Gitxsan girl was removed from her community in northern British Columbia. The community brought her back

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Groupies Deserve More Credit

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

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Why Was the Lyme Disease Vaccine Tossed Away?

It was pulled from the market almost immediately after it was developed in 1998. Twenty-five years later, the painful disease is on the rise

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The Rings of Power Has a Troll Problem

Racist fans of The Lord of the Rings are organizing online to try and sink the new series. But are they losing their power?

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When $500,000 Disappeared from a Small Town

The heist that tore apart a community—and exposed eroding faith in municipal governments across the country

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Ann-Marie MacDonald on Exile, Imagination, and Her New Gothic Ghost Story

The writer insists that her books have happy endings—“insofar as there is someone left to tell the tale”

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My Harry Potter Podcast Made Me a Better Scholar

I was taught to separate my feelings from my work. Making Witch, Please showed me the value of opening up

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Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

Three insiders reveal where industry trends are headed

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Storm Warning

And what is thunder, and what makes stories end?

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The Death Dilemma: Are Hospitals Overtreating Patients Nearing the End?

An ER physician on the heavy costs of keeping patients alive when death is inevitable

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Wrongful Convictions Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Canadian legal system is confusing and expensive, especially if you’re falsely accused of murder

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The Walrus Marks the Second Annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 is a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, survivors, as well as their families and communities.

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The Great Canadian Baking Show Is a Pile of Wet Dough

The CBC promised a homemade alternative to The Great British Bake Off. The show we got has nothing meaningful to say about the country

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