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Grace Guy: Bad Cree is the perfect autumn read

Grace Guy: Bad Cree is the perfect autumn read

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns is a riveting novel that follows Mackenzie, a Cree woman from High Prairie who is unable to outpace her memories. Having moved from her hometown in Alberta to Vancouver to escape the emptiness created by her sister Sabrina’s death, Mackenzie is nonetheless haunted by dreams that break the boundaries of sleep and start slipping into reality.
Memories of the North: Work to change the racial thinking that leads to our marginalization

Memories of the North: Work to change the racial thinking that leads to our marginalization

I am sending this request of Indigenous People to search the Manitoba landfill for the possible location of two Aboriginal Women.
Notes from the Trail: It’s up to us to give wildlife a fighting chance

Notes from the Trail: It’s up to us to give wildlife a fighting chance

Just as I started scrolling to research recent wildlife sightings Monday night, a friend says she is being visited by a momma bear and two cubs.
Medicine Stories: Finding meaning in Aquarius super moon

Medicine Stories: Finding meaning in Aquarius super moon

Aquarius Super Moon
Canada’s federal single-use plastics ban: What they got right and what they didn’t

Canada’s federal single-use plastics ban: What they got right and what they didn’t

There is little dispute these days over the need to regulate single-use plastics. But there is ample confusion around what plastics to address and how to do so.
Labour Views: Young workers are the future

Labour Views: Young workers are the future

Young workers are facing challenges in the workplace that need to be better recognized. The labour market has been especially challenging over the last few years. Young workers, which PSAC’s constitution defines as those under 35, are facing unique obstacles.
Plants of the boreal forest: using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

Plants of the boreal forest: using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

Natural health products and phytomedicines (plant-based medicines) are used in many countries as the first choice of treatment. This market represents a significant proportion of the total market for health products, particularly in developing countries where a large proportion of the population depends on these products for treatment.
A reporter’s farewell: Poor housing options and high expenses are the reasons why I’ve decided that I can’t live here anymore

A reporter’s farewell: Poor housing options and high expenses are the reasons why I’ve decided that I can’t live here anymore

It is with sadness that I am saying goodbye to the North, my job and the friends that I have made along the way.
Tales from the Dump: Stay cool, everyone

Tales from the Dump: Stay cool, everyone

Because of all the forest fire smoke in the air, people are talking about and monitoring the air quality. The problem is that it seems that every website you go to has a different measuring system and the more you learn about air quality the more confusing it gets.
When the Heart Says No: Fires and smoke devastate our summer

When the Heart Says No: Fires and smoke devastate our summer

What is happening? I don’t ever remember a summer like this.