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What does coal actually do to the air?
The Plaid Zebra January 26, 2017

BY: RHIANN MOORE For decades most of the world has been reliant on coal for the production of electricity, and despite widespread knowledge of the damage that coal does to the air it is still in use t…

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Expression & Culture
This Toronto photographer captures the tortured routine of a loveless marriage (photos)
The Plaid Zebra January 25, 2017

BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY All photos from Insipid, courtesy of Tessla Stuckey Photography When we hear the word “marriage” nowadays, we tend to bypass that idealistic, perfect image of a husband…

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Life without Borders
Nature lovers rejoice: Canada is finishing one of the biggest trails in the world this fall
The Plaid Zebra January 16, 2017

BY: ELIJAH BASSETT 2017 is the year of Canada’s 150th birthday, but this year it’s the citizens who’ll be getting a gift, in the form of a massive trail that passes through every province and territor…

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Global Stage
Inspired by Norway’s liberal prison island, Canadian prisons are using books to change inmates’ lives
The Plaid Zebra January 14, 2017

BY: ELIJAH BASSETT When you think of prison, the first image that comes to mind probably isn’t a book club. But some Canadian prisons are doing just that, with the help of an organization called Book …

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Expression & Culture
Finally this city has opened Canada’s first vegan fast food restaurant
The Plaid Zebra January 3, 2017

Healthy eating is becoming more and more of a commodity in these troubling times. Variety and abundance of food is awash in our Western culture, but that doesn’t mean that everyone’s dieta…

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Life without Borders
The Canadian government is paying its students to travel and learn another language
The Plaid Zebra January 2, 2017

BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Canada is officially bilingual, but how many of its citizens can say the same? A government program, Explore, is trying to increase that number by giving university students a $2,20…

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Expression & Culture
These breathtaking nature photos prove that beauty exists right in your own backyard
The Plaid Zebra December 30, 2016

Eric L. Chan is a photographer, filmmaker and teacher based out of Mississauga, Ontario. What started out as a hobby, turned into a job and he has dipped his foot in just about every type of photograp…

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Global Stage
The Canadian government just declared internet access a basic right
The Plaid Zebra December 22, 2016

BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI On Wednesday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it would add $750 million in additional investments toward expanding broadband acces…

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Body Vs Mind
The bullshit reasons why contraceptives are so expensive
The Plaid Zebra December 11, 2016

BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE There have been countless debates in countries all over the world on the costs of contraceptives for women. Prices are sky high and getting a hold of these products is an infamous…

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Global Stage
This Canadian Province just passed a motion for universal basic income
The Plaid Zebra December 8, 2016

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  On Tuesday, Prince Edward Island took a positive step forward by passing a motion to set up a basic income pilot project. The motion was put forward by Green Party leader Peter Bev…

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Body Vs Mind
The government is working to reverse decades of damage caused by legal drug distribution
The Plaid Zebra December 5, 2016

BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE The rising epidemic of opioid abuse in Canada is spurring the government to take matters into their own hands.  The misuse of marketed drugs has reached an extreme point, with a s…

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Global Stage
To help protect ocean life, the UK plans to ban microbeads from all cosmetics by 2017
The Plaid Zebra November 24, 2016

BY: AISHA ILYAD  “Beat the micro bead, beat the micro bead.” This is what campaigners against micro beads in cosmetics have been chanting for years. The little tiny beads may seem harmless…

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Expression & Culture
This is what it’s really like to be a sugar baby
The Plaid Zebra November 10, 2016

BY: JESSICA BEUKER Sugar dating: In return for a “mutually beneficial arrangement” (fun, friendship, gifts, money, travel and possibly sex), a young woman, known as the Sugar Baby provides…

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Innovation
The badass robot who hitchhiked across Canada is the coolest thing you’ll see today
The Plaid Zebra November 8, 2016

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP It is common practice that most people don’t pull over to pick up a hitchhiker on the side of the road to offer a ride. Hitchhiking, a practice that was once accepted, is now conside…

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Global Stage
Poland rejects a restrictive abortion ban after thousands of women go on strike
The Plaid Zebra October 12, 2016

BY: AISHA ILYAD “My body, my right.” This was the slogan of Polish Women who went on strike in protest against proposals for a total ban on abortion in their country. These anti-abortion p…

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Expression & Culture
This is what it looks like to surgically repair your earlobes after years of stretching them
The Plaid Zebra October 5, 2016

BY: ADAM THRUSH The creation of large holes in earlobes: an act some alternative, religious or tribal communities have done for centuries. Depending on the size of these holes, the end product of R…

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Expression & Culture
Tales of Migration: From Istanbul to Toronto
The Plaid Zebra October 4, 2016

BY: AISHA ILYAD Mustafa was born in Afghanistan, but continued his studies in Istanbul, Turkey. When he was offered to continue his higher studies in the Toronto branch of his university,  Mustafa was…

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Featured
Spherical treehouses let you camp under a blanket of greenery and stars all year round
The Plaid Zebra October 4, 2016

BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Forget about leaving treehouses in the fond memories of your childhood. Now, on Vancouver Island, you can rent spherical treehouses that take camping to entirely new heights. The …

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Featured
5 simple airline hacks that will let you see the world without going broke
The Plaid Zebra September 28, 2016

Alright, let’s get down to brass tax. Unless you’re flying on your companies dollar (not likely), or you’re so rich that money isn’t an object, (although that would be nice, it’s also not likely) you …

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Expression & Culture
Five stunning wineries to add to your bucket list
The Plaid Zebra September 18, 2016

By: Jocelyn Schwalm Bonnie Heath Estate Winery: The aesthetics of this winery appeals to a vast array of people with their fields of lavender, grape vines and apple orchard. This winery located in Wat…

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