CultureI started a drag camp for kids. Soon I was receiving thousands of hateful messages“We told our campers what we were up against. They said it wasn’t their first time dealing with bullies.”
Real EstateWindsor, OntarioThe rust-belt city turned EV production hub features buzzy restaurants, new parks and easy access to Detroit
HealthI am dying of cancer. Black-market psilocybin gave me a new lease on life.Mushrooms worked magic on my mental health after a terminal diagnosis. More Canadians should have access to them.
SocietyBig Idea: Teach kids about misinformation With the rampant spread of fake news and conspiracy theories, Canadian students would benefit from extra lessons in BS detection.
SocietyA wave of strikes has hit Canada. What does this say about our labour market? "There is a cost of living crisis, there is a cost of housing crisis, there is a cost of food crisis": A Q&A with labour expert Stephanie Ross
SocietyI came to work in Ontario thirteen years ago. I don’t know when my family can join me. I spend 12 hours a day in a greenhouse, but the hardest part of my job is being apart from family
CultureThese vintage photos celebrate Black communities in Canada through the decades“There is an onus for us to document ourselves. I certainly wasn’t waiting for anyone to tell me about Black Kitchener-Waterloo—it was incumbent upon me to do so.”
Real EstateThis remote, fire-resistant Okanagan home was modelled after the mountain beetle“We didn’t want to wreck the environment with a mansion—we wanted it to remain wild”
SocietyI work in a B.C. food bank. We’re serving triple the number of people we used to.For the first time, many of our clients are people with jobs who can’t keep up with the cost of living. How did we get here?
TechnologyThe EV battery gold rush is here. Here’s how Canada can access its untapped resources."If Canada can find a way to sustainably mine and supply metals to EV manufacturing hubs in North America, the country will be spinning green gold"