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What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature

What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature

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Anishnaabe columnist Niigaan Sinclair says the news that renowned author Thomas King is not Indigenous is a painful breach of a trust -- and demands that Canada ask itself some serious questions.


After violating anti-doping rules, swimmer Penny Oleksiak -- Canada's most decorated female Olympian -- is banned from competition for two years.


The fire that destroyed a historic Toronto church is being investigated as arson; the priest-in-charge tells us that news is yet another blow for her congregation.


A new study reveals that the human brain goes through five distinct phases -- and the adolescence phase might be longer than you think. 


We'll say goodbye to a beloved Galapagos tortoise named "Gramma" -- and revisit our conversation about a tortoise named "Mommy" who became a mother for the first time at the approximate age of one hundred.


The late, legendary toy inventor Burt Meyer made success look like child's play -- by creating such all-time diversions as "Lite Brite", "Mouse Trap", and the slugfest "Rock Em Sock Em Robots".


As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that's glad he didn't pull any punchers.

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What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature

What Thomas King’s revelation says about Canadian literature