PERSPECTIVES

What My Job Caring For The Deceased Has Taught Me About Lee Hennig
Holiday Lockdown Has Come Between Me And Finding Closure Over My Father's Lauren Messervey
Why Does Canada Still Insist That Donating To Food Banks Adam Scotti/The Prime Minister's Office
I'm Tired Of Being Told To Quietly Grieve Violence Against Women. I'm Ready To Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth
Alberta Health Is Trolling Critics On Twitter And Blocking Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
At A Sports Event With 50,000 Fans, I Didn't Have A Worry In The Steve Harris
Analysis: To See White Privilege In Action, Look To Toronto’s BBQ Rick Madonik via Getty Images
Alberta Political Trailblazer Left Legacy Of Making Others Feel Like They Courtesy of Tarjinder Bhullar
After Trump, Let's Return To An America Where Everybody Isn't Out For AP Photo/Evan Vucci
As An American, I Last Felt Welcome In Canada 4 Years Ago. This Election Changes Lee Hennig
Trump's Politics Fractured My Family. Where Do We Go After The Matt McClain/ The Washington Post via Getty Images
Other Countries Have Proven They Want A World Without Nuclear Arms. Why Hasn't AMR ALFIKY/AFP via Getty Images
Canadian And U.S. Voters Prove Unethical Behaviour Isn't A Frank Augstein/AP Photo
Conservation Isn’t The Problem In Nova Scotia’s Lobster Dispute. But Racism The Canadian Press

Personal

1 In 3 Canadian Seniors May Refuse The Vaccine. My Grandma Is 1 Of Cecilie_Arcurs via Getty Images

Opinion

Churches Flouting Pandemic Rules Need A Come-To-Jesus Jonathon Shierman

Personal

2020 Was The Year I Stopped Trying To Live Up To Others' Definition Of Tomi Ajele
The Pandemic Closed My Small Business. Now I Make A Living Streaming Video Jean-Michel Lajoie

Opinion

When Media Misreports Our Stories, Trans People Are Left To Clean Up The Mark Blinch/REUTERS/File Photo

Personal

Why I Told My Kid The Truth About Santa In A Jenn Cox

News

Vaccine FOMO Will Be Real, But We All Have To Wait Our zoranm via Getty Images

Opinion

Why People Go Out Of Their Way To Mispronounce My 'Foreign-Sounding' gremlin via Getty Images

Personal

It Took A Pandemic (And Cancer) To Mend My Relationship With My Hoang Samuelson
Writing Erotica Was The 2020 Career Pivot I Never Saw Oscar Wong via Getty Images

Opinion

The First Nations Water Crisis Won't End When Drinking Water Advisories Carlos Osorio/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Personal

Loneliness Is Hurting Everyone In The Pandemic, But It’s Killing Nophamon Yanyapong / EyeEm via Getty Images
There’s No Easy Way To Ask A New Boyfriend To Support You Through Life-Changing LaylaBird via Getty Images

Opinion

As A Restaurant Owner, I Know Workers Need Better Pay, Not Better andresr via Getty Images

Personal

I Let My 7-Year-Old Son Curse And I Swear He's A Better Kid For Cavan Images via Getty Images

Opinion

When The System Decides Kids In Your School Aren’t Worth Keeping Rick Madonik via Getty Images
Saskatchewan Politics Treat Disability As An Afterthought. This Election's No THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Personal

Health Care Has A Problem. As Doctors, It's On Us To Be Part Of The Solution Eric Thomas/AFP via Getty Images

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