Was Eddy Haymour a Terrorist or Civil Rights Martyr?How the Canadian Dream became a nightmare for one Edmonton immigrant, the subject of Eddy’s Kingdom, a new documentary about the country’s first international hostage crisis.A previous version of this story ran in Eighteen Bridges in 2013. It has… Nov 08 20November 08, 2020Article at Edify.
I Spent a Day at Canada’s Biggest Flat Earth ConferenceI was in the parking lot around the West Edmonton Mall, the only place where, under one roof, you can buy your girl Tiffany’s, bungee jump, pop a glock at a gun range, and, on this August morning, attend the Flat Earth International Conference.… Dec 12 18December 12, 2018Article at Title Magazine
What is Canada like for a refugee?It was never particularly complicated. All Mohammad El Hindawi wanted for his family was a reprieve from the bedbugs afflicting his children. In the summer of 2015, while dealing with the vermin in their new home of Edmonton, he’d learned through a… May 13 18May 13, 2018Article at the Guardian
Oil, Heartbreak, And Manhood: Behind The Mental Health Crisis Of Alberta's Oil WorkersAmber Bracken for BuzzFeed Canada / Via Amber Bracken Chris Johnson at work in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 20, 2017. Johnson, a crane operator, struggled with his mental health while working in Fort McMurray and staying in worker camps. The task was… Aug 02 17August 02, 2017Article at BuzzFeed
Homeland for the Holidays As a child I thought the Arabic term for Lebanon was “the Balaad.” That’s what my parents called it whenever they fondly remembered their life before Canada, before I was born. This other world, as they described it, was somehow a more difficult… Jul 29 17July 29, 2017Article at Eighteen Bridges
Bret Hart on the Fight of His LifeIn the summer of 1992, Bret “the Hitman” Hart, in his trademark pink leotard and shades, stood before 80,000 wrestling fans in London’s Wembley Stadium for what he considers the fight of his career: a main event against his brother-in-law, the… Sep 06 16September 06, 2016Article at Avenue Calgary
Travel Long Read: Cruising the Canadian ArcticWhy you should add the great white North to your travel bucket list. I’d been blinded by my own privilege. The child, no older than three, was clamouring for my iPhone, which I’d been directing down a gravel road like a wifi divining rod. My only… Apr 12 16April 12, 2016Article at Western Living
