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December 18, 2024
Georges Erasmus's Fifty-Year Battle for Indigenous Rights is Chronicled in Hòt'a! Enough!
Over the past fifty years, there has perhaps been no more significant voice in the fight for Indigenous rights than that of Georges Erasmus, a Dene leader who has worked tirelessly to challenge governments ...
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February 10, 2025
Historian Steven High Unpacks the Surprising Early-Nineties Triumph and Collapse of Bob Rae's NDP
As the current political climate in North America continues to shift and evolve, there have been clear signs that the dominant forms of conservatism and liberalism from the late 20th century are finding ...
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May 09, 2025
A Young Camp Counselor Fights to Protect the Integrity of a Beloved Summer Tradition in Lake Burntshore
With his poetry appearing on a number of prestigious shortlists, including the Governor General's Literary Award, the Vine Awards, and the ReLit Awards, Aaron Kreuter has built a steller reputation for ...
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July 25, 2025
Read an Excerpt from Trachea and Other Stories, a New Work of Linked Fiction from Mayank Bhatt
A long-time fixture on the Toronto literary scene, Mayank Bhatt has built a reputation for his fiction for nearly three decades now, and his latest work of linked stories will only add to his readership.In ...
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December 04, 2017
"What's Your Story?" Final Instalment of the 2017 Obpo Writing Contest Winners: Etobicoke
Today we're proud to present the winners from the final instalment of the Ontario Book Publishers Organization's and Arts Etobicoke's What's Your Story? writing contest. Our final region this year, ...
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October 18, 2017
The Writer in the World: The Mismanagement of Mystery with Vladimir Lucien
A Conversation with Vladimir LucienPoetry's so-called "resurgence" as a form of public/social capital seems to reveal today something new of the role of the artist in the world. This new thing, to me, ...
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February 23, 2018
Sorry Not Sorry: On Writing a Good Apology
To some extent, public apologies always are a little false. We’ve had no shortage of them recently. Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. come to mind. Their statements always feel removed from ...
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July 22, 2016
A Defence of Plagiarism That I Totally Stole from Kenneth Goldsmith
Avant-garde poet and literary provocateur Kenneth Goldsmith has dedicated himself to what he calls “uncreative writing” – that is, creating art out of found texts he copies out whole. His book Day, ...
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February 14, 2016
Poetry to Pillowtalk: The 14 Best Poems to Woo a Lover
Looking to pitch some (bookish) woo? To celebrate Valentine's Day, we asked writers, publishing professionals and literary luminaries for their selection of the best poem with which to turn your beloved's ...
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April 13, 2016
In the House of Saucer: an Interview with Jesse Locke on His Upcoming Simply Saucer Biography, Heavy Metalloid Music
Jesse Locke is one of the great unsung heroes of Canadian music journalism. Through his years of work as a writer and editor for Weird Canada and AUX he has helped to expose countless bands and artists ...