Highlighting stories from Evan Malmgren, Thea Lim, Beth Raymer, Kasey Butcher Santana, and Nico Madrigal-Yankowski.
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The War Over Safe Drug Supply in Vancouver
Are they “martyrs in the war on drugs or reckless agitators”?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending noteworthy reads from Tim Prudente and Stokely Baksh, Rachel Aviv, Abby Tickell, Nick Zarzycki, and Andrea Sachs.
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My Trans Awakening—at Age 66
“The day I came out to her, it was like the sun shone for the first time.”
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The Incel Terrorist
“Oguzhan Sert was 17 when he walked into a Toronto massage parlor and killed an employee with a sword. The Crown argued the attack wasn’t just murder, but an act of terror against women. The hard part would be proving it.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Notable reads by Marco Giancotti, Jessica Davey-Quantick, Reeves Wiedman, Emily Fox Kaplan, and C Pam Zhang.
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I Evacuated From Yellowknife This Summer. Coming Home Was The Hardest Part.
“I evacuated from Yellowknife this summer. Coming home was the hardest part.”
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Canada in the Year 2060
“Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It’s going to be a weird century.”
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They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite
“A group of Canadian parents say their kids are so addicted to the video game Fortnite that they’ve stopped eating, sleeping and showering.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This edition includes writing from Cynthia R. Greenlee, Krithika Srinivason, Noah Vineberg, Monica Mark, and Alex Pappademas.