OttawaAt one federal department, office pals are risky businessNatural Resources Canada’s new code-of-conduct rules assign staff a colour-coded ’risk’ level. And if you have work pals, or are a professor, watch out.
BooksJane Austen meets Hong Kong’s nouveau richeBook review: ’China Rich Girlfriend,’ Kevin Kwan’s sequel to the bestselling ’Crazy Rich Asians,’ is perhaps even more delicious than the first
ScienceAre we on the cusp of a revolution in how we understand the brain?Two new studies suggest a potential game-changer in how scientists understand of the brain, which could advance research on MS and Alzheimer’s
CanadaDalhousie task force explores problems beyond Facebook postsAn independent task force says its report on Dalhousie’s DDS2015 scandal doesn’t mean to assign blame. But there’s plenty to go around
BooksThe Bibliopod: Family, food and Fifty Shades, the sequelListen to the latest episode of The Bibliopod
PoliticsThe strange downfall of Evan SolomonThe unbelievable true story of the billionaire, the banker, the art maven and the CBC star.
CanadaTom Lawson’s comments prove sexism is ’wired’ into our militaryAnne Kingston on how Gen. Tom Lawson’s Stone Age comments highlight the way sexism can become boiled into a culture
WashingtonThe Interview: Author Peter Schweizer on the Clintons’ wealthAuthor Peter Schweizer on how Bill and Hillary Clinton have enriched themselves by channelling their joint political acumen and influence
LifeSheryl Sandberg’s cosmic ’Lean In’ momentWith a deeply personal essay about grieving her husband’s death, the Facebook COO reframes a fundamental human experience
OttawaPeter MacKay’s private life on the public stageHis romantic escapades captured the national imagination—yet his time in office was shadowed by a larger ’women problem’, writes Anne Kingston