On the plus side
Rather than relying on fast fashion, fat folks are creating their own clothing economies
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Muscling through
Invasive mussels could soon enter B.C.'s waterways. If they do, it would be a disaster
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The Gala Date
We met them first near the hot food. The catering staff were serving a dim sum shrimp dumpling on a bed of rice at the near end of the table. The caterers must have brought hundreds of ramekins to the venue that night, there was an endless stream of them, a new one for each […] More »
Liar
When I was eight years old, my parents entrusted me with $16 in the form of eight $2 coins, an allowance for a school field trip to La Ronde, Montreal’s amusement park. Until 1996, the year during which the $2 tender in Canada was converted from a paper bill to a coin, my parents would […] More »
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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More than words
How Indigenous children are reclaiming their languages through immersion school
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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 »
The payday loan predicament
Newcomers to Canada are being forced to navigate predatory debt cycles
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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 »
Growing community
Neighbours are gathering across the country to seize their means of food production
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