Jagmeet Singh’s secret weapon: The way he talks.
The NDP leader switches seamlessly from formality to so-called ’multicultural Toronto English,’ sounding educated and down-to-earth at the same time
Society
How Harvard makes the U.S. less equal
A new book examines injustices in American higher education
How Hong Kong refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden found a new life in Canada
Two of the ’Snowden refugees’ have a new home in Montreal. What about the others?
These Syrian refugees became Canadians. Just in time to vote.
A small but growing number of the Syrian refugees who have resettled in Canada will be able to vote in this election. It’s a big moment when back home, an election was basically a “theatre act.”
The Halifax crane wreck that forced evacuations and killed jobs
Weeks after Dorian, that spectacularly collapsed crane was still dangling. So were the lives of the locals.
Andrew Weaver on why he’s stepping down as B.C. Green leader
A transcript of remarks, in which Weaver invited ’another generation take the lead’
The best and worst federal party climate plans, graded
A climate scientist and an economist assign letter grades to the major parties’ plans to cut carbon emissions
The long campaign to change McGill’s varsity name
Decades of protest ended in success after McGill students voted to remove ’Redmen’ from their athletes’ jerseys
’We need to get teachers from our communities’
In 20 years, the Mi’kmaw high school graduation rate has increased threefold. A partnership between Mi’kmaq communities and St. Francis Xavier university helped.
Why universities are hiring ’Wikipedeans-in-Residence’
The online resource isn’t going away. So schools are trying to help students make the best use of it.