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For author and addictions doctor Vincent Lam, the professional is always personal

Bring back nuclear power • Small modular reactors, also known as SMRs, are a third of the size of traditional ones and open a new road to net zero.

Family Ties • Rental prices in Toronto are out of control. So Daniella Quagliara moved in with her 65-year-old aunt.

The Toast of the Town • Anika Sawni, co-founder of the non-alcoholic beverage company Grüvi, has become a saviour for the sober-curious

Open Book • In Winnipeg, the Cornish Library’s multi-million-dollar addition comes with a message: all are welcome

The Harder They Fall • Dave and Elizabeth Brubaker became top Canadian gymnastics coaches by pushing young girls to their limit. Their former athletes say the tough training was a cover for abuse. How gymnastics became yet another sport in crisis.

The Revolution At My Door • I turned my cosmetic medicine practice near Tehran into an ad hoc ER for the protesters fighting an oppressive regime—until the regime came after me. How I escaped Iran and found my way to Canada.

A BROKEN EDUCATION

CHOSEN FAMI LY • In his Queer Portraits series, Montreal photographer JJ Levine set out to document his own community. He captured the story of a much bigger one.

POWER TRIP • Psilocybin, better known as the stuff that makes mushrooms magic, is the next big wellness industry—and a new frontier for mental health

SHACKING UP • A newly smitten Ontario couple gave up plenty of possessions to move into a 360-square-foot tiny home on Vancouver Island. They gained a whole new life.

A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY • On her genre-jumping new album, Shania Twain still luxuriates in her crossover appeal

“After I escaped Mexico’s cartels, the only steady work I could find was as a janitor” • Fourteen years after moving to Canada, I’m still trying to land a job that makes use of my skills.