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A team of scientists races against time to prevent a small Argentine water bird from vanishing forever
By Alanna Mitchell June 2013
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A fight pitting Indigenous Peruvians against a multinational mining company highlights the real cost of the global boom in precious metals
By Roxana Olivera June 2013
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Canadian musical icon and former choirboy talks about his beginnings, faith and activism in conversation at St. Paul's United in Orillia, Ont.
By Karen Hilfman Millson June 2013
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A skeptical writer visits the spiritualist haven of Lily Dale, N.Y., where communing with the dead is the town’s claim to fame
By Anne Bokma June 2013
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Being the United Church can sometimes get uncomfortable. The former moderator reflects on the risks and rewards of public witness.
By Mardi Tindal June 2013
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It’s natural to be anxious about dying. But facing up to our mortality can help us live better today.
By Trisha Elliott May 2013
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In the developed world, clothing has never been cheaper. But do overstuffed wardrobes make fashion victims of us all?
By Susan Peters May 2013
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Why the extinction of a small water bird in Argentina would be a tragedy for all of Creation. First of a two-part series.
By Alanna Mitchell May 2013
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Harvard University's humanist chaplain talks about atheists, Christians — and how the two can set aside their differences to work together
By Katie Toth May 2013
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In the age of Skype, Facebook and Twitter, finding a real retreat can be an (almost) impossible challenge
By Tim Johnson May 2013
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They don’t attend worship anymore, but countless young adults are living out the values they absorbed in church
By Christine Boyle April 2013
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Online misogyny is running rampant. Critics say that hate is hate, whether it’s expressed on the street corner or in cyberspace.
By Kasia Mychajlowycz April 2013
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New research shows that raising your voice in song can help lift the fog of depression
By Vivien Fellegi April 2013
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Owning land is a Canadian right — unless you live on a reserve. Now, a First Nation in British Columbia is rewriting the rules. Will property rights for Aboriginals bring prosperity or assimilation?
By Richard Wright April 2013
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Pioneering composer talks about contemporary church music and his ongoing "Tour of a Lifetime"
By Ken Gallinger April 2013
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An Easter message from the moderator, Rt. Rev. Gary Paterson
By Gary Paterson March 2013
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Backpacking in southern Africa 13 years ago, the writer vowed to raise money for AIDS orphans. She never did, but she also never forgot. Haunted by guilt, she returned last fall to pay her debt.
By Pieta Woolley March 2013
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Kristin Millar was 26 and an aspiring actor when her heart stopped. Her father, a minister, says it was the worst thing that ever happened to their family. And the best.
By Bill Millar March 2013
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Colonizers targeted Indigenous women by undermining their leadership and stealing their children. Perhaps it's time to recover the power and potential of Aboriginal women
By Julie McGonegal March 2013
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Former students are not the only victims of residential schools. Their children — and their children’s children — also bear the scars of broken families and shattered communities.
By Pieta Woolley February 2013
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They’re unpredictable. They’re nuisances. And they can be deadly. But our encounters with bears can also inspire the wildest kind of love.
By Therese DesCamp February 2013
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The Dutch were among the first to embrace the green promise of turbines. Now they’re having second thoughts. Has wind energy lost its momentum?
By Lisa Van de Ven February 2013
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Terry and Anne Wood had a normal married life. All of that changed when Terry, a lay minister, realized he was a woman trapped in a man’s body.
By Trisha Elliott February 2013
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Travel writer Tim Johnson tries to make sense of the world’s most complicated peninsula
By Tim Johnson February 2013
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A Toronto church welcomes an influx of refugees fleeing poverty and repression in North Korea
By Chantal Braganza January 2013
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Secular ceremonies are becoming more elaborate all the time. Are they filling a need that used to be satisfied in church?
By Larry Krotz January 2013
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The 9/11 generation sees danger everywhere. How do we combat the culture of fear?
By Trisha Elliott January 2013
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Almost 40,000 Canadian women were abused by their spouses in 2010. Bruce Wood is part of a movement helping men work through their inner demons.
By Evie Ruddy January 2013
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Studies suggest obesity is a problem in churches. Liberal Christians may scoff at the evangelical diet craze, but perhaps they’re on to something.
By Pieta Woolley January 2013
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Samantha Nutt has never been one to pull punches. It’s what makes her a human rights heavyweight.
By Samantha Rideout January 2013
