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Inside an extraordinary new fertility trend

In 1987, a Cree Elder went looking for his brother’s final resting place. His quest is now a beacon in the search for residential school graves.

How a once undervalued, ignored and politically silent group is fighting back

The former justice minister talks with Marie-Danielle Smith about her memoir, why she left Parliament—and how more free thinkers can change things

That’s how frequently people died of drug poisoning in Canada during one dreadful week last summer. Here, their mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters share a message: the opioid crisis touches everyone.

Cheryl Pitchford has been sponsoring children through World Vision for 45 years. The mother, grandmother and retired primary school teacher from Markham, Ont., shares her experience and hopes others will join her in sponsoring a girl in honour of the International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11

The retired senator and Indigenous jurist talks with Marie-Danielle Smith about colonial systems, the legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald and the role of the new governor general

Bearing the brunt of instability are children—particularly girls.

Fake passports, river crossings and big money: Mahnaz Alizadeh’s desperate struggle to find refuge in Canada

Who deserves absolution, and when, is one of humanity’s most vexing questions—one families devastated by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy can’t seem to avoid