Society

A Ukrainian man in a construction workers' vest standing in front of a house

I Fled Two War Zones. Now I Build Homes in Alberta.

I left Ukraine behind, then Israel. In Calgary, I started over cleaning construction sites.

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Nervous About Crossing the Border? You Should Be.

Immigration lawyer Len Saunders has never seen the kind of extreme enforcement U.S. authorities are applying today

Measles Is Just the Start

In St. Thomas, Ontario, Asmaa Hussain is on the frontlines treating unvaccinated patients. As vaccine refusal grows in Canada, she wonders if other preventable diseases are next.

A row of soldiers with Canada flags on their arms

How to Make Teens Join the Military

A National Service Plan can create an army of fit, young citizen soldiers, and get our lacklustre forces into fighting shape.

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Time to Privatize Canada Post

With another strike looming, we should enact a permanent fix for the country’s neverending mail woes

A woman in a brown shirt standing beside a man in a black button-up

Living With My Ex

In the space of two weeks, my partner came out as gay and told me she was pregnant. What could have been the end of our family turned into a new beginning.

A pair of hands holding up a book that says "PRIDE PUPPY"

How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court

My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.

A woman in a purple jacket and hoop earrings standing outside the Centre Michel

I’m Trying to Learn French. Quebec Isn’t Making It Easy.

I left Brazil to be with the man I love. When the province cut its French classes, I couldn’t access the program I need to thrive.

The Case for Staycationing in Canada This Summer

One of the more economically powerful ways to buy Canadian is to explore our very own backyard

A man in a Haven Farms t-shirt standing in a field of lettuce

Boycotting U.S. Lettuce? Here’s How.

A new greenhouse north of Toronto shows how we can tariff-proof our farming future

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