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Eyes in Qaah: Tragedy in a Syrian Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
When Tamim Kalash set out to make his 26-minute documentary Eyes in Qaah, he wanted to tell the story of the hopeful and resilient Syrian people living in Qaah…
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The bogus demonization of the ‘migrant caravan’
On American Thanksgiving weekend, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents gassed children...
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Shall we Dance? Building Community and Bridging Cultures
There is something in the instinct to dance that activates a euphoric feeling of connection to both our own bodies and to each other. In my 20s, there was the...
5 Things New Immigrants to Canada Should Know
It was part of a journey that began in my home country of Albania, took us to the Netherlands due to my husband’s job and eventually...
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4 Experiments to Increase your Productivity
If you’re like me, your work day started something like this: Sit down at computer. Check email. Check social media. Get drawn into...
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When it Comes to Climate Change, the Time is Now
In August, people in Prince George, B.C. woke up to the sun blotted out from smoke—an eerie night sky at 9 a.m. that could only be described...
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Women Who Dig: A Pastoral Meditation on Time
When the first roosters crow in southwestern Uganda, the world outside steeps in darkness. By the second crow, the abahingi mukazi...
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How Different Cultures Understand Time
Time is seen in a particularly different light by Eastern and Western cultures, and even within these groupings assumes quite dissimilar...
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Shared Histories (BOOK REVIEW)
Shared Histories: Witsuwit’en-Settler Relations in Smithers, British Columbia, 1913-1973 (Creekstone Press, 2018) by Tyler McCreary...
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Alone Time: An Urban Foodie on Dining Solo (AUDIO)
As someone with small-town roots, the way time moves in a major urban city like Toronto is at a jarring, break-neck pace. Time is condensed...
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Spiralling Forward: Marking Time through Ritual
I was raised to understand time as linear and, as I get older, I reflect on the years that have passed and how they uniquely contribute...
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: Take Your Time
How much time do you need to understand the universe? Without turning the question into a thought experiment about infinity, Neil...
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Why Life Speeds Up (and How to Slow Down)
Does time pass more quickly for old people? And why do they drive so slowly? I’m not old, but I older than I was. Clerks call me miss...
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Redefining Motherhood: Parenting Beyond Stereotypes
In New Zealand, and probably most places, the answer to this question is multifaceted. Often, people resort to stereotypes: the soccer mom yelling…
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First Love: The Importance of Early-Childhood Relationships
When I first became a parent, I was struck, as I am sure all parents are, by this sense that what I was doing was very important...
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Nathan Cullen on Technology and Politics (AUDIO)
It’s hard to talk about relationships without talking about social media and the profound influence it is having on the way we connect…
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