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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

A middle-aged white woman with short hair is wearing brown-framed glasses and talking to someone off frame. She is wearing a white striped button-up shirt. Her chin is resting on her left hand. She is wearing a nametag that says Ellen Woodsworth.

Canada’s first out lesbian city councillor on her decades-long fight for women’s rights

by Tobin Ng

Ellen Woodsworth dissects the past, present and future of feminism

A close up image of a piece of steak being plated. A Black hand is holding a spoon that is dipping into the sauce next to the steak.

Are You Uber Eats? The mental toll of fine dining as a Black person in Ottawa

by Ray Mwareya

Restaurant staff made it very clear that I wasn't welcome in these spaces

Illustration of a woman in a black niqab hugging a girl in a purple and pink striped shirt with brown hair and bangs. There is a boy sleeping next to them. They are in a tent and outside are two women in a niqab walking by, along with a boy in a long hooded shirt, shorts and sandals. A man with a beard, in a thawb and sandals is also walking by.

Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again.

by Katharine Lake Berz

Samia's Canadian children are in danger of dying or becoming victims of violence, but she faces an impossible choice

A middle-aged white woman with short curly blonde hair is holding a microphone and looking dismayed. She is wearing a blue and white striped shirt with a silver necklace and silver dangling earrings. She has on red lipstick.

Deborah Kimmett’s new memoir navigates her rocky spiritual journey with humour

by Pieta Woolley

In "Window Shopping for God," the Second City comedian shares her decades-long search for meaning

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

A Finnish teacher teaches a group of students. The teacher is wearing black-framed glasses and has a bowl cut with short brown hair and bangs. She is wearing a paisley button-up shirt and pointing at a book. Next to her is a blond boy with black-framed glasses, wearing a grey sweatshirt. Next to him is a brown-skinned girl with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing a purple headband. She has on a white t-shirt and is holding up a mobile phone with an image of an acorn. Beside her is a brown-skinned girl with long brown hair. She is wearing a white shirt and looking at the book.

Why Finland is leading the way in fighting fake news

by Steve Moore

Finnish youths are taught from a young age how to discern fact from fiction. What would it take for Canada to do

Two Indigenous women are standing in front of a purple tipi. The women are dressed in red and yellow dresses. One of the dresses has full sleeves and the other is sleeveless. One woman has dark brown hair tied into a braid and the other woman has light brown hair in a bun. They are talking and smiling.

New wave of Indigenous-led operas are reimagining the art form

by Cierra Bettens

The Canadian opera landscape is poised to grow and change as more Indigenous performers and writers tell their own stories

Four people stand in front of a colourful mural in a room full of books and shelves. The mural features a blue sky with a red sun and a rainbow in the sun. The sun is rising above grey mountains and blue rivers. The rivers have salmon painted in it and runs along a green landscape and pine trees. In the sky there is a black eagle painted in an Indigenous style. On the green land, there is a black and grey bear painted in an Indigenous style. The four people standing in front of the mural include three women and one young man. One woman is the artist. She is wearing a black hoodie and has short curly black and grey hair. She is wearing glasses. Behind the artist is a taller white woman with blond hair and is wearing a white scarf and black shirt. On the other side, in the front is a middle-aged woman with white hair, white skin in a black shirt and pants with a long white scarf that has silver stars on it. She is holding the head of a black and white dog with curly fur who is sitting in front of her. Behind this woman is a young man with brown skin. He is wearing a blue and white plaid shirt, yellow gloves, black pants and a grey toque. He is smiling.

Indigenous artist’s mural designs in Port Alberni church represent hope and healing

by Avil Beckford

The vibrant artwork honours the church's commitment to truth and reconciliation

Is Canada ready to play its part in the global climate refugee crisis?

by Alexandra Shimo

Experts predict there could be more than 1 billion climate refugees by 2050. But what happens when they seek shelter in a

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

Canada’s first out lesbian city councillor on her decades-long fight for women’s rights

Are You Uber Eats? The mental toll of fine dining as a Black person in Ottawa

Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again.

Deborah Kimmett’s new memoir navigates her rocky spiritual journey with humour

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

Why Finland is leading the way in fighting fake news

New wave of Indigenous-led operas are reimagining the art form

Indigenous artist’s mural designs in Port Alberni church represent hope and healing

Is Canada ready to play its part in the global climate refugee crisis?

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