“For millennia Indigenous communities have relied on the far north’s caribou herds for sustenance. But as the herds dwindle, the future becomes difficult to predict.”
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Who Is the Real Buffy Sainte-Marie?
“Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation.”
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‘A Good Death’
“Everyone talks about living a good life, but people need to talk openly about ways to have a good death.”
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Have Assisted Dying Laws Gone Too Far?
“Carlson doesn’t think she’ll be able to understand how to navigate social assistance programs without her husband to explain them to her. But if she dies first, she reckons, she won’t have to.”
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I Placed my First Wager When I was 10. I’ve Gambled More than $1 Million Since.
“I’ve lost a hell of a lot more than money.”
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Last Resorts
“Disabled people and advocates fear that medically assisted suicide will become a weapon for the state to do away with what capitalism considers unproductive bodies.”
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The Fight of My Life
“When my wife and daughter were killed in Iran’s downing of Flight PS752, my life was thrown into total darkness.”
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In Her Defence
“After suffering decades of abuse, Helen Naslund was sentenced for killing her husband on their Alberta farm.”
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The Demon River
“On the one-year anniversary, a journalist recounts an extraordinary flood that laid waste to homes and lives—and the idea that we can control nature.”