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Humans fly farther than ever in Moon mission milestone

A Canadian astronaut is part of a historic return to deep space, as humans once again circle the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Jeremy Hansen...

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Connections

This column was going to be about the outcome of the Tlell Community Association...

Tlellagram Janet Rigg -

DEAR, DEAR STRANGER

In a letter published in the magazine, The Sun, Norman Fischer writes, “We judge...

Living Out Loud Susan Musgrave -

If I Could Bark

This is not a title I invented myself. I recently saw a video about...

Life on the Gwaii Jeff Bear -

Live long and prosper with exercise

On March 24, I’ll complete my 90th ride around the sun. I’m often asked...

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A love affair

If I told you to close your eyes and think of your favourite food, you would understand the assignment immediately. With your eyes closed,...

“Must be nice!”

It has often been said that the hardest thing for people to learn in life is what we don't know. Life and experience teach...

War and climate change fuel a survival-threatening cycle

War is insane. Humans spend enormous amounts of money, consume massive resources, develop jaw-dropping technologies, destroy infrastructure and natural areas and kill millions of...

Rumours and ravens

No, I’m not Annie. I don’t even know who Annie is. She’s a mystery advice columnist to me, too. I like her advice; I’d say it’s...

Time travel won’t fix my nachos

NEWSFLASH — Time travel is not difficult! Contrary to what you may have seen in the modern world's version of educational videos (Hollywood movies), time...

Finding joy in the chaos of parenting

Dear Annie, I’m a working parent. I work full time. I have four kids. My spouse stays home all day parenting while I’m working at...

Energetic cycles

Tlell, like all the communities on Haida Gwaii, is hunkering down for winter. Harvest feasts were enjoyed, some still calling it “Thanksgiving” — more in...

This firewood isn’t going to stack itself!

As someone who considers themselves a bit of a health guru, I can say with confidence that self-inflicted torture exercise is incredibly important for...

Approaching fall

Do you smell it? The hint of wood smoke in the air? The slight stench of decay? Do you notice a taste on the back...

OMG! That deer is so hot!

Last week, after a long day of showering (which I do once a month to soften my toenails for easier harvesting), I happened to...

Carlo’s peppers

There is a story Carlo Petrini shares at the very beginning of his famous book, Slow Food Nation, that I often think about. Carlo is...

Scrambled by an outage and the 21st-century lawn dart

So how did you fare through the Great Internet Outage of September 13 to 16? I was on a video session, and had just marvelled...

Science Matters: Plastic is polluting our bodies and brains!

Microplastics, soft plastics, burning plastics, plastics in the ocean, plastics in our brains, livers, kidneys, joints, reproductive organs, bones, blood… Plastic, a byproduct of...

There’s no place like chrome

In light of the current state of the world, I thought it might be fitting to take a more serious tone with this column. Sometimes,...

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