Derek Chauvin’s conviction, and the relief of seeing justice served
Image of the Week: The verdict unleashed an outpouring of emotion. Not happiness, exactly, but perhaps something more lasting.
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Michael Fraiman
Michael Fraiman has lived in and reported from South Korea, Peru and across Canada. He often covers arts, travel and politics. Find him on Twitter at @mfraiman
At Michael Kovrig’s trial, the world had Canada’s back
Outside the courthouse in Beijing, a phalanx of foreign diplomats took a silent stand for the Canadian who faces almost certain conviction
Baseball home-opener, or super-spreader event?
Image of the Week: The Texas Rangers lost to Toronto, but with 40,000 fans on hand, the more important outcome will become clear in about 14 days
The joy and shock of face-to-face human contact
Image of the Week: Thanks to vaccination, a Seattle family’s long and painful separation ends in an eye-popping moment of delight
The woman who can—and must—get Tanzania’s COVID battle on track
Image of the Week: The East African nation’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, takes over from a notorious COVID skeptic. His opponents claim he died of the virus.
What it’s like to be on trial in China
Kevin Garratt, a Canadian wrongfully convicted of espionage by a Chinese court, knows what Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are about to go through
After the van attack verdict, one giant sigh of relief
Image of the Week: The conviction of the killer delivers long-awaited justice to Cathy Ridell and other survivors of the deadly rampage
How do you pick up a wild lynx? Damned carefully.
Image of the Week: This worked for a B.C. man who knows a thing or two about wild animals. Don’t try it at home.
One giant paw-print stirs an age-old debate: how big can a wolf be?
A man in the Northwest Territories spotted giant wolf tracks, 7½ inches long. Anything longer than 5½ inches is Amarok territory—the legendary lupine of Inuit folklore.
The House of Commons takes a stand on the G-word
Politics Insider for Feb. 22: The House votes on whether to call China’s treatment of Uighurs ’genocide,’ François Legault appears to have vanquished the decades-old political order in Quebec, and Justin Trudeau gears up for his first meeting with Joe Biden