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Twenty million people are coming. Winter will not wait. In 2050, climate disaster is pushing Europe beyond the limits of ordinary life. Under an emergency international agreement, Canada accepts an undertaking almost beyond comprehension: receive twenty million displaced people before winter closes in. For Ottawa infrastructure planner Nnamdi, the crisis begins as a problem of…

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November 1, 2026

What Really Happens When a Canadian City Loses Power in Extreme Cold?

When the lights go out in winter, the consequences reach beyond electricity. Heating, water, health care and the work of getting a city moving again all depend on systems people seldom have to think about. Imagine coming home…

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October 25, 2026

Why I Set My Near-Future Fiction in Ottawa

Storyteller’s Journal | Anthony Ezisi Silicon Valley is where you set a story about disruption; Ottawa is where you set a story about stewardship. That distinction explains a great deal about why I chose Ottawa for my…

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