How Canadian is Justin Bieber? His hometown’s “Steps to Stardom” exhibit provides some answers.
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In Canada, Truth and Reconciliation Starts with Educating Ourselves and Our Kids
Canadians need to learn the truth — the individual stories of those who attended Residential Schools — before we can ever begin the reconciliation process.
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How to (Almost) Get Away With Murder
No one twigged that whenever a member of the Harrison family died, it was always just before an important hearing in a bitter child custody battle.
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K.D. Lang Will Indulge Your Craving for “Constant Craving”
K.D. Lang’s seminal album Ingénue is 25 years old. Penelope Green talks to K.D. Lang about how she’s evolved as an artist in the last quarter century.
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Why Can’t Female Reporters Stay in the Picture?
Journalists who get screen time are most often men—even when the original story was told by a woman.
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Polar Exploration: The Story of Pain
It’s -40F. Your mission? Travel 20 miles back to town on skinny skis while pulling a heavy sled over the frozen earth. Oh, by the way — you have 72 hours or you fail the exam.
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A Shot at Glory
For the first time in 24 years, there are no NHL players at the Olympics, offering a rare opportunity for a group of journeymen from a nation that claims hockey as its game.
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To Your Door: The Human Cost of Food Delivery
To earn money during a rough patch as a freelancer, Sam Riches worked as a bike courier, delivering food in Toronto during a six-month period. While the job lacked in pay, it offered one intriguing benefit: a crash course in human nature.
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The Nearly Impossible Journey of a Long-Term Survivor
All they really wanted was to avoid getting into trouble for stealing a package of cigarettes.
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Anatomy of a Surrogacy
They wanted a baby, she wanted to carry it for them—for a fee. It’s a common transaction but illegal in Canada, and the system here leaves both parties vulnerable.