More than words
How Indigenous children are reclaiming their languages through immersion school
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The payday loan predicament
Newcomers to Canada are being forced to navigate predatory debt cycles
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Growing community
Neighbours are gathering across the country to seize their means of food production
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Girl stuff
It’s silly that women get bullied just for liking things, but there’s a lot more to be said on the subject
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The Eviction
The guy who bought the house next to my apartment is the heir to a chain of hardware stores. I saw him teaching a young woman about the stock market at a local coffee shop. I watched him as he leaned over the young woman’s laptop, his chubby index finger pressed into the screen, making […] More »
Healing journeys
They’re slumped over on the seat, head almost touching the floor of the train car. The other passengers try to politely look away, avoiding sitting in their vicinity. Is the person asleep, unconscious? Possibly unhoused, with random personal items spilling out of a ripped backpack, they might need assistance. Yet no one moves to get […] More »
Hollywood’s mixed-race problem
Movies and TV try to get it right, but they’re missing the mark
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Bridget
It’s actually pretty hard to construct a good lie. I learned this when I was sitting in a beige hospital chair, my skinny arm outstretched, purple at the spot where the wiry IV cord met my skin. I was in one of those Phase 0 studies for money, the kind where you have to stop […] More »
Breaking the silence
Canada is severely behind in providing support for female genital mutilation/cutting survivors
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How TV podcasts helped me regain my memory after Long COVID
When my girlfriend of six years broke up with me by text, followed by a short call, I couldn’t comprehend it. It wasn’t grief, shock, or denial. My brain, damaged from 16 months of Long COVID, couldn’t read or write, splice voices from background noise, or parse words said fast enough to react. When our friends […] More »
