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We're This Magazine, a Canadian-based national magazine reporting on a little bit of everything: feminism, LGBTQ+ issues, politics, mental health, pop culture, and more!
*This* is the place to go for hard-hitting journalism and arts and culture with a uniquely Canadian voice.
We're This Magazine, a Canadian-based national magazine reporting on a little bit of everything: feminism, LGBTQ+ issues, politics, mental health, pop culture, and more!
*This* is the place to go for hard-hitting journalism and arts and culture with a uniquely Canadian voice.
"Will my child’s world be plagued with wildfires, floods, and rapidly declining air quality? Will their favourite animals be extinct, and will rural landscapes be covered by skyscrapers and freeways?" asks writer Laura O'Connor:
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Pregnant pause
Illustration by Julia Galotta
I’m a young woman, who can, to my knowledge, get pregnant and has long-held dreams of being a mother. When I was a child, I spent my days dutifully caring for my dolls—wh...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Will my child’s world be plagued with wildfires, floods, and rapidly declining air quality? Will their favourite animals be extinct, and will rural landscapes be covered by skyscrapers and freeways?" asks writer Laura O'Connor:
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"The thing I dreaded most about my own coming out moment was having to explain to my family what asexuality means," writes @i-am-grell.bsky.social. "In its delicate handling of my identity, BoJack provided the crash course on asexuality that I dreamed of."
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All about that ace
It’s the late 2010s and I’m a teenager carefully watching my mom out of my peripheral. She’s paying attention to the TV and the animated man on the screen in a hilarious combination of suit, tie, and ...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The thing I dreaded most about my own coming out moment was having to explain to my family what asexuality means," writes @i-am-grell.bsky.social. "In its delicate handling of my identity, BoJack provided the crash course on asexuality that I dreamed of."
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Winter may be on its way, but annual mean temperatures in northern Canada have increased by 2.3 C from 1948 to 2016, with temperatures rising most rapidly in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Asha Swann reports on what this means for the North:
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The cold, hard truth
Arctic Canada is filling with puddles.
Springtime in the Yukon looks astonishingly similar to June in Ontario. The days are long. Deer bite the heads off flowers deep in the forest. Icy mountains sti...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Winter may be on its way, but annual mean temperatures in northern Canada have increased by 2.3 C from 1948 to 2016, with temperatures rising most rapidly in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Asha Swann reports on what this means for the North:
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"The only time he could really be honest with himself was when he sat out there in the quiet of the morning. Then, he could finally admit that this was never the way he saw his life going." Happy Friday, readers! Enjoy some lovely fiction from @sofiaosborne.bsky.social 🦀
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An Offering
The crab trap was neon orange. He whipped it like a frisbee, far out, and watched it sink below the dark blue of the sea. It was early and he was the only one on the pier, cold in his camping chair. T...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"The only time he could really be honest with himself was when he sat out there in the quiet of the morning. Then, he could finally admit that this was never the way he saw his life going." Happy Friday, readers! Enjoy some lovely fiction from @sofiaosborne.bsky.social 🦀
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The rising cost of living is making it harder for Canadian Chinatowns to attract young families. Michael Koy reports on the shifting demographics we're seeing in these cultural urban hubs.
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A changing Chinatown
In Toronto's Chinatown, an average morning goes on as usual, with longtime business owners setting up shop and elderly residents chatting loudly in local bakeries. But underneath the mundanity lies ch...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The rising cost of living is making it harder for Canadian Chinatowns to attract young families. Michael Koy reports on the shifting demographics we're seeing in these cultural urban hubs.
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While looking for a place to live, @rachelcairns.bsky.social realized that housing is increasingly becoming a privilege, and it seems tenants are the only ones working to correct that in a meaningful way.
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Housing handcuffs
“This is not a scam,” I read the email aloud to my partner. “We are seniors looking to move to Nova Scotia and have a 2-bedroom plus den.”
The sender had reached out after reading an opinion piece I ...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
While looking for a place to live, @rachelcairns.bsky.social realized that housing is increasingly becoming a privilege, and it seems tenants are the only ones working to correct that in a meaningful way.
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Catering is the quintessential gig economy, but temp-worker agencies and the informalization of labour in the sector pose new challenges for workers’ rights in a precarious industry, writes Lital Khaikin.
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Catering to capitalism
A pharmaceutical company reportedly linked to tax evasion to the tune of over $4 million through offshore Cyprian accounts gathers for a lunch and cocktail at Montreal’s Old Port. Initiation into the ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Catering is the quintessential gig economy, but temp-worker agencies and the informalization of labour in the sector pose new challenges for workers’ rights in a precarious industry, writes Lital Khaikin.
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"I am a fallen tree limb caught in the arms of
another, still-attached limb."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Impossible Dream by Leigh Nash (@nashls.bsky.social) (2017 @thismagazine.bsky.social) this.org/2017/02/16/t...
another, still-attached limb."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Impossible Dream by Leigh Nash (@nashls.bsky.social) (2017 @thismagazine.bsky.social) this.org/2017/02/16/t...
Two poems by Leigh Nash
RAM
Forehead smooth as bone china,
you are the witness, clinging
to opinion as though it were fact,
convinced of your own divinity.
Your voice reverberates against empty streets.
Streetlights pick ...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"I am a fallen tree limb caught in the arms of
another, still-attached limb."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Impossible Dream by Leigh Nash (@nashls.bsky.social) (2017 @thismagazine.bsky.social) this.org/2017/02/16/t...
another, still-attached limb."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Impossible Dream by Leigh Nash (@nashls.bsky.social) (2017 @thismagazine.bsky.social) this.org/2017/02/16/t...
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Happy Halloween, readers! 🎃 This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
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Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
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Oh, The Horror: Holy horror
Thanks to horror movies, I could probably perform a perfect exorcism. I know exactly what demons to look out for, the ways in which they can deceive you during an exorcism, and how to request permissi...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Happy Halloween, readers! 🎃 This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
Happy Halloween, readers! 🎃 This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
Oh, The Horror: Holy horror
Thanks to horror movies, I could probably perform a perfect exorcism. I know exactly what demons to look out for, the ways in which they can deceive you during an exorcism, and how to request permissi...
this.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Happy Halloween, readers! 🎃 This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
Religious themes are an intrinsic part of most horror films. Ideas of pure evil, seeing the light, and lost souls are immediately tied to religious ideas.
this.org/2014/11/14/o...
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Horror does not do disability well. Most “good” characters are able-bodied, whereas many villains in horror wear masks to cover birth defects, which the audience is supposed to find frightening.
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Horror does not do disability well. Most “good” characters are able-bodied, whereas many villains in horror wear masks to cover birth defects, which the audience is supposed to find frightening.
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Oh, The Horror: Filming Physical Disabilities
Grotesque deformities and burlap sack masks: these are the faces of physical disabilities in horror.
Horror does not do disability well. Most "good" characters are able-bodied, whereas many villain...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Horror does not do disability well. Most “good” characters are able-bodied, whereas many villains in horror wear masks to cover birth defects, which the audience is supposed to find frightening.
this.org/2014/12/15/o...
Horror does not do disability well. Most “good” characters are able-bodied, whereas many villains in horror wear masks to cover birth defects, which the audience is supposed to find frightening.
this.org/2014/12/15/o...
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
One characteristic of demonic possession always stays the same: the insatiable lust of the demon, now acting through its female host—and it’s almost always a female character.
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One characteristic of demonic possession always stays the same: the insatiable lust of the demon, now acting through its female host—and it’s almost always a female character.
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Oh, The Horror: Demons and women's sexuality
Exorcisms are a distinct, massive subgenre in horror films for good reason. There’s just something about watching a good ol’ demonic possession movie that always hits the spot for horror movie craving...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
One characteristic of demonic possession always stays the same: the insatiable lust of the demon, now acting through its female host—and it’s almost always a female character.
this.org/2014/09/12/o...
One characteristic of demonic possession always stays the same: the insatiable lust of the demon, now acting through its female host—and it’s almost always a female character.
this.org/2014/09/12/o...
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Horror breaks so many boundaries, smashing through our comfort zone, and pushing our perspective on what crosses the line. And yet the boundaries of mainstream body image stand as strong as ever.
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Horror breaks so many boundaries, smashing through our comfort zone, and pushing our perspective on what crosses the line. And yet the boundaries of mainstream body image stand as strong as ever.
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Oh, The Horror: Body image
The last place I expect to feel bad about my body is when I’m curled up on the couch watching a horror film. Guts being ripped out of peoples stomachs and demon vomit splashing across the screen shoul...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Horror breaks so many boundaries, smashing through our comfort zone, and pushing our perspective on what crosses the line. And yet the boundaries of mainstream body image stand as strong as ever.
this.org/2014/11/07/o...
Horror breaks so many boundaries, smashing through our comfort zone, and pushing our perspective on what crosses the line. And yet the boundaries of mainstream body image stand as strong as ever.
this.org/2014/11/07/o...
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Providing actual historical or scientific context is an excellent way in bumping up a horror movie’s credibility, but sometimes the reuse of the same time periods can feel lazy—or even racist.
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Providing actual historical or scientific context is an excellent way in bumping up a horror movie’s credibility, but sometimes the reuse of the same time periods can feel lazy—or even racist.
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Oh, The Horror: Historical horrors
Providing actual historical or scientific context is an excellent way in bumping up a horror movie’s credibility. Throw in some real science, or something spooky that actually happened, and suddenly e...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This week, we're revisiting our 2014 Oh, The Horror column!
Providing actual historical or scientific context is an excellent way in bumping up a horror movie’s credibility, but sometimes the reuse of the same time periods can feel lazy—or even racist.
this.org/2014/10/03/o...
Providing actual historical or scientific context is an excellent way in bumping up a horror movie’s credibility, but sometimes the reuse of the same time periods can feel lazy—or even racist.
this.org/2014/10/03/o...
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"For me, podcasts were patient companions who didn’t mind repeating themselves...They kept me company when I was too sick to leave the house." @nisamalli.bsky.social tells us about the cognitive impacts of Long COVID, and how she used podcasts to recover.
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How TV podcasts helped me regain my memory after Long COVID
When my girlfriend of six years broke up with me by text, followed by a short call, I couldn’t comprehend it. It wasn’t grief, shock, or denial. My brain, damaged from 16 months of Long COVID, couldn’...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"For me, podcasts were patient companions who didn’t mind repeating themselves...They kept me company when I was too sick to leave the house." @nisamalli.bsky.social tells us about the cognitive impacts of Long COVID, and how she used podcasts to recover.
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"Is sharing stories online enough to take control of our health?" asks @desiredpaths.bsky.social. While seeking answers about her own body and healthcare options, Jac D. B. explored the world of feminist health activism.
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Vagina dialogues
When I learned I had precancerous lesions on my cervix and that my doctor was recommending I remove them surgically, my reaction went as follows: One, muted panic. Two, I’m definitely going to die. Th...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Is sharing stories online enough to take control of our health?" asks @desiredpaths.bsky.social. While seeking answers about her own body and healthcare options, Jac D. B. explored the world of feminist health activism.
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By re-framing language as advocating for parental rights rather than literary censorship, right-wing groups have been able to successfully ban books in the US. Asha Swann tells us what this could mean as this ideology migrates into Canadian libraries.
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The right to read
Ronnie Riley learned through social media that their first novel was facing censorship. Riley was scrolling late one evening when they saw what appeared to be a leaked school memo. Their middle-grade ...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
By re-framing language as advocating for parental rights rather than literary censorship, right-wing groups have been able to successfully ban books in the US. Asha Swann tells us what this could mean as this ideology migrates into Canadian libraries.
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"The benefits of receiving comprehensive sexuality education have been proven by science, and they’re not just about healthy and safe sex." @aubrisnow.bsky.social tells us more about the youth across Canada advocating for well-rounded sex education in schools.
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The birds and the UCPs
Isabella Calahoo-Zeller was attending eighth grade in Alberta when she received sex education for the first time. It consisted of a YouTube video about consent, and not much else. “We didn’t really ge...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The benefits of receiving comprehensive sexuality education have been proven by science, and they’re not just about healthy and safe sex." @aubrisnow.bsky.social tells us more about the youth across Canada advocating for well-rounded sex education in schools.
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While it’s a scary time for young trans and gender-diverse kids and their families, @natashaemmcee.bsky.social tells us the best way to support transgender youth in the wake of anti-trans legislation: show up and speak up 🏳️⚧️
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Save the children
On a cloudy February day in Edmonton, Alberta, a giant trans pride flag flies over Dr. Wilbert McIntyre Park, marking the meeting place for a rally in support of the trans community. It’s days after P...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
While it’s a scary time for young trans and gender-diverse kids and their families, @natashaemmcee.bsky.social tells us the best way to support transgender youth in the wake of anti-trans legislation: show up and speak up 🏳️⚧️
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"I knew that buying fast fashion was wrong, but the packages arriving at my door every few weeks offered me respite from the shame I felt shopping in person," Megan Hunt tells us in "On the plus side."
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On the plus side
In the summer of 2020, for all the obvious reasons, I didn’t have much to look forward to—aside from the packages of clothes.
Online shopping was a popular crutch during the harsh days of COVID-19 re...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"I knew that buying fast fashion was wrong, but the packages arriving at my door every few weeks offered me respite from the shame I felt shopping in person," Megan Hunt tells us in "On the plus side."
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"Chinatown is falling behind its suburban counterparts. Although this can be chalked up as the result of the declining Chinese population in the area, the issue runs deeper than a natural pattern of migration." Michael Koy tells us the real reasons:
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A changing Chinatown
In Toronto's Chinatown, an average morning goes on as usual, with longtime business owners setting up shop and elderly residents chatting loudly in local bakeries. But underneath the mundanity lies ch...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Chinatown is falling behind its suburban counterparts. Although this can be chalked up as the result of the declining Chinese population in the area, the issue runs deeper than a natural pattern of migration." Michael Koy tells us the real reasons:
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