Society

Left in the hands of Mexico’s aging campesinos, ancestral corn is at risk of becoming extinct. And that leaves not only a culinary hole, but one in the planet’s biodiversity.

With Harry and Meghan and Prince Andrew out of the mix, there are already fewer royals on duty around the world. And Prince Charles has plans to further streamline ’the Firm.’

"She said she wanted to die... it seemed to me an irrational, impulsive wish"

The chance to contain COVID-19 has passed. What will Canada do when it hits our cities, schools and hospitals?

Shannon Gormley: Doesn’t the mail drive everyone, including its recipients, postal? If the mail stopped coming for just a little while, it wouldn’t be a tragedy. It would be a snow day.

The best hope for an antiviral drug may come from Michel Chrétien’s Montreal lab

Remember the record-breaking storm that left the city buried? Officials knew they’d run out of space to put the snow they were frantically clearing away. Here’s what they did with it.

The biggest question this season isn’t who wins the Stanley Cup, but whether the game finally deals with revelations of bullying, racism, misogyny and homophobia

A decision in January by the Alberta Court of Appeal could put the onus on universities to cover the costs of facilitating free speech

Two books explore the DNA mutations that made two families highly susceptible to diseases like cancer and schizophrenia