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Illustration of several people from different religious backgrounds. There is a Black man holding a cross, a brown-skinned Hindu woman praying, a brown-skinned Muslim woman wearing a hijab reading a book, an east Asian woman holding a child, a brown-skinned man holding a plant, a woman with glasses holding a book that says Poetry on it, a Black woman with short hair holding a ladybug in her hand.

The rise of the non-religious in Canada

by Julie McGonegal

There’s more to the "nones" than a lack of belief

A close-up image of a man holding a landline phone to his ear, smiling and looking at the camera. The photograph is in black and white.

Ramiro Gonzales has been executed, and my heart is broken

by Bri-anne Swan

Rev. Bri-anne Swan accompanied the Texas death-row inmate through his final hours on June 26

A firefighter wearing a helmet and dressed in an orange jumpsuit faces a blazing forest fire.

Our children are risking their lives on the front lines of a burning planet

by Pieta Woolley

As the climate crisis worsens wildfire season in Western Canada, young people are called upon to put themselves in the line of

A brown-skinned man with short dark hair, in a long-sleeved black shirt and black pants sits in front of a garden. There are green grasses behind him.

Omer Aziz on the alarming rise of modern fascism in Canada

by Sanam Islam

The author and lawyer examines the growing far-right movement and its threat to our democracy

A woman, Janis Hughes, sits on a couch in front of a window, holding a mug.

Magic mushrooms are helping terminally ill patients go out on a high

by Anne Bokma

Despite its potential to help with end-of-life care, psilocybin is still largely illegal in Canada

Image of novel Crooked Teeth with black text over a white background on top of a red background. The text says: Crooked Teeth, A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan. Next to the book cover is an author photo of a brown-skinned man with short brown hair, and facial hair. His chin is resting on his left hand. He is wearing a black t-shirt, bracelets and a red watch. He has a tattoo on his right elbow and arm.

A tale of two lives: Danny Ramadan on writing while queer and brown

by Sherlyn Assam

In his new memoir, “Crooked Teeth,” the Syrian writer takes us from hosting secret 2SLGBTQ+ groups to raising funds for queer refugees

Illustration of a computer monitor. There are circles in the monitor and out of one of them is a purple hand reaching out to another hand on the bottom right of the screen.

The AI revolution is here. Can we harness it for good?

by Lindsay Borthwick

Some are embracing its immense potential, but one of the 'godfathers of AI' is worried about the 'existential risk' it poses

Colourful illustration of various people. From left to right, there is a Black woman in a colourful dress and necklace holding a megaphone. Next to her is a white man in a brown suit, vest and brown bowtie holding a thermometer. He has grey hair and a grey mustache. Next to him is a brown woman with brown hair tied back, glasses, in a green button-up shirt and white lab coat. She is holding a book that says 1.5 degree celcius report. Next to her is a young girl with brown hair and glasses holding up a sign that says There is No Planet B on top of an image of the earth on fire. Behind the girl is a white man in safety goggles, white hard hat and orange safety vest. Beside him is a white woman hiker in a striped white and pink shirt with a yellow backpack and blue jeans. She is pointing at something and talking to a brown man with a beard. He has an orange and green trucker hat on and in a grey shirt and orange shorts. In the background are money bills floating around, an airplane flying in the sky, a white bird, green leaves, an ant, flowers.On the bottom of the image is an oil refinery, an orange dump truck, a polar bear floating on an small ice glacier, a cow on top of a floating house in a flood, and several cars parked on a street. There are also wind turbines and chimneys emitting grey smoke.

We’re halfway through a 12-year deadline to keep Earth habitable. Can we get there?

by Lesley Evans Ogden

The groundbreaking 1.5 report warned that a failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would result in disastrous consequences. We're way

A brown-skinned woman with black har wearing safety glasses and a white lab coat, black shirt, is smiling and posing. She is holding a pothos plant in her hands. The plant is in a white pot with white and green leaves.

Making a buzz with beneficial bugs

by Jasmine Mahoro

Ontario family business uses biocontrol to fight pests naturally without using chemical pesticides

A group of protestors of different genders, ages, ethnicities stand in front of a RBC Bank in Toronto. Three of them are holding a banner that says, "Faith and Climate Action Toronto" on one line and on a second line, it says, "RBC Stop Funding Fossil Fuels!"

Toronto religious leaders organize a ’pray in’ to protest RBC’s funding of fossil fuels

by Olivia Vaughan

Nine protesters were arrested after urging the bank to prioritize the planet's future over profits.

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The rise of the non-religious in Canada

Ramiro Gonzales has been executed, and my heart is broken

Our children are risking their lives on the front lines of a burning planet

Omer Aziz on the alarming rise of modern fascism in Canada

Magic mushrooms are helping terminally ill patients go out on a high

A tale of two lives: Danny Ramadan on writing while queer and brown

The AI revolution is here. Can we harness it for good?

We’re halfway through a 12-year deadline to keep Earth habitable. Can we get there?

Making a buzz with beneficial bugs

Toronto religious leaders organize a ’pray in’ to protest RBC’s funding of fossil fuels

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