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Michelle Cyca

Michelle Cyca

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Yes, It’s Okay to Throw Away a Book

It’s rare Usually, I read these new books, but not always. My interest is usurped by library books, with their urgent loan periods, or forthcoming...

19.04.2024 10

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Parental Leave Is Broken

L ast November, North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma welcomed her first child, Azalea, becoming one of only around a dozen female cabinet ministers to have...

21.03.2024 30

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Skiing Is Becoming an Endangered Pastime

W hen my husband and I booked the ski trip, winter was still months away, and we weren’t thinking about the snow. Fall was still crisp like a fresh...

07.02.2024 10

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How Connie Walker Got Us Listening

I n October 2015, Connie Walker received an email with the subject line “Alberta Williams.” Walker, then an investigative journalist at the CBC,...

29.01.2024 10

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Around the World in Eighty Lies

T he story was charming: a short article about soups, continually replenished for decades, secreted in jars across oceans. The soups, according to one...

26.01.2024 10

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Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich

I n September, Vancouver City Council approved an array of new and increased fees for businesses and residents. Individuals adopting an exotic bird...

20.11.2023 9

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What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?

O n October 27, the CBC’s investigative documentary program, The Fifth Estate, released an episode probing the background of singer, activist, and...

08.11.2023 8

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“Parents’ Rights” Rhetoric Is Rooted in Radical Conspiracy Theories

O n September 20, in cities and towns across Canada, protesters flooded the streets. The “1 Million March 4 Children” was organized by a handful...

11.10.2023 8

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Big Babies: When It Comes to Kids, Many Adults Need to Grow Up

When my son was six weeks old and there was little to do but fill the blurry days pushing his stroller from one arbitrary destination to another, I...

29.09.2023 10

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In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male

W omen have long played supporting roles to great literary men. Tolstoy’s wife, Sophia, edited his manuscripts; Milton had his daughters transcribe...

21.09.2023 6

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