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Giving a Hoot

The story of a lonely owl and a group of photographers in Toronto’s High Park is a lesson on interacting ethically with nature.

Rude Awakening

Pills are often prescribed to seniors as a quick fix for sleep issues, but they aren’t a sustainable solution.

À la Modem

As fashion moves into Big Tech's metaverses, digital clothes are feeling a little last season.

Turf Wars

The battle to preserve a patch of forest in Pointe-Claire becomes a flashpoint for community camaraderie.

Right Of Way

Urban planners have long known how to keep pedestrians safe on our streets, Lana Hall reports. Canadian cities are letting them die anyway.

The Path Forward

Jesse Galganov disappeared while backpacking in Peru nearly five years ago. When a friend goes missing, writes Ben Libman, there’s both everything and nothing to do about it.

Debt Trap

For many students, taking out loans is a rite of passage. It’s just not clear what’s waiting for them on the other side.

Here is Where We Shall Stay

In the Northwest Territories, Indigenous people are moving toward meaningful self-determination by resetting the past and reclaiming their cultural practices.

KTAQMKUK

Learning of his Mi’kmaw ancestry came as a surprise to Justin Brake, who always considered himself a Newfoundlander. What might it mean, he asks, to ethically explore the question of his identity?

In Good Faith

After going to a faith healer, Dominik Parisien could see magical thinking all around him—and who it hurt.

Phage Crusade

A Canadian scientist once harnessed the power of viruses against bacterial infections. In dire times, a new generation of scientists is fighting to do the same.

Distant Relatives

Montrealers came home shattered from state-sponsored brainwashing experiments. Decades later, their families are finally finding each other.

After Roxham Road

Thousands of asylum seekers arrived in Quebec last year. Heather Robb investigates what happened to them after the flashbulbs died down.

How to Heal

As fatal overdoses skyrocket in BC, Jackie Wong revisits lessons from the province's HIV/AIDS crisis.

The Language of Profit

Private language schools have always struggled to balance educational needs with their bottom line. Erika Thorkelson investigates how these tensions boiled over at one Vancouver school, leaving students and teachers out on the street.

Burning Bush

Canada is experiencing an unprecedented number of wild fires. As Sharon J. Riley investigates, our obsession with putting out flames may be what’s fuelling them.

Litmus Test

Scientific misconduct in Canada can include outright plagiarism and fraud as well as minor unintentional mistakes. Miriam Shuchman investigates how the system is letting researchers down.

Worth the Risk?

For most patients, morcellation means less-invasive surgery. For others, it can be a death sentence. Alison Motluk investigates why two former Harvard doctors are trying to ban a procedure that left one of them riddled with cancer.

The Home Front

For veterans and their families, life with PTSD is a battlefield. One woman has taken the fight to Parliament Hill.

Finding a Place

An autistic New Brunswick woman has spent years searching for somewhere to call home. While Savannah Shannon is unique, her story is not.

Nunavut's Nursing Crisis

The life expectancy in Canada's newest territory is a decade lower than the rest of the country, and those most essential to providing front-line health care are in short supply.

Northern Impasse

A power line could bring clean energy from Quebec into American homes, but at what cost? A report from the heart of New Hampshire's anti-hydro rebellion.