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COVID-19 / Society

New Year’s Resolutions: Reaching the Pandemic Finish Line

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

COVID-19 transformed our lives. With vaccines already rolling out, 2021 may bring the end of the pandemic

New Year’s Resolutions: Rethinking Work–Life Balance

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From virtual workplaces to the challenges of child care, 2020 eroded the border between labour and leisure

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Education

The Epidemic of Teacher Burnout

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 - by Inori Roy

Provincial funding for schools has been decreasing for decades. Many educators aren’t sure they can go on

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First Person / January/February 2021

Why My Mother’s Cassava Pie Is More than a Comfort Food

December 11, 2020December 15, 2020 - by Stephanie Wong Ken

Learning the history of resistance behind my family’s favourite dish

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January/February 2021 / Society

The Case for Affordable Child Care

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 - by Anne Shibata Casselman

For decades, we’ve known that universal child care would advance the nation. What’s taking Canada so long?

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Health / January/February 2021

Return of the Anti-Vaxers

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 - by Paul Gallant

To those who think vaccines are harmful, COVID-19 is just another conspiracy

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Society

Why We Need to See Images of Animal Cruelty

November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 - by Jason McBride

New laws threaten to restrict access for animal rights activists, but witnessing is the first step to change

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Health

The Mental Health Toll of a Pandemic Winter

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 - by Gabrielle Drolet

There’s no blanket solution for the challenges of the cold dark season. But there are ways to make it more bearable

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COVID-19 / Health

When Is It Ethical to Test New Treatments for COVID-19?

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 - by Christina Frangou

The challenges of treating a virus that has forced doctors to learn on the job

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January/February 2021 / Justice

The New Lobster Wars

November 10, 2020November 25, 2020 - by Zoe Heaps Tennant

Inside the decades-long East Coast battle between fishers and the federal government over Mi’kmaw treaty rights