Always ID’ing Meghan Markle as ’biracial’ buys into fiction that racial purity existsAnne Kingston: It’s too often done with the assumption that her fiancé represents a racial norm. And that carries some ugly historical resonance
The Markles aren’t a mess, they’re a mirrorScott Gilmore: Any family put on the royal pedestal would be found wanting. The truth is, the Markles are actually very average—they are us.
The lowdown on Meghan Markle’s Canadian best friend and ’secret wedding planner’One of the latest figures in the spotlight surrounding the royal wedding is Jessica Mulroney, the bride-to-be’s friend and confidant
The Haida Nation is teaming up with New Zealand’s snipers to kill deer and save Haida GwaiiParks Canada and the Haida Nation may have developed a model for other places across Canada where deer continue to plague ecosystems
Why our kids need to learn about residential schoolsCanada systematically forced kids into residential schools – forbidden to speak their language or practice their culture. So how are teachers talking to our kids about it?
Why food guru Michael Pollan decided to feed his head with psychedelic drugsPollan argues that hallucinogens have ’enormous potential’ to treat depression and other mental illnesses
The decline of the Chinook salmon threatens a whole way of lifeAdam Weymouth tracked the journey of the Chinook salmon by canoe—all 3,000 km of it—and returned with a new respect for the North.
The use of electronic fetal monitoring is expanding into Africa—and that’s a problemResearch says EFM fails to do what its advocates suggest, and increases the risk of caesarean birth. So why is it getting even more popular?
Why a ban on plastic straws sucksPeter Shawn Taylor: Despite becoming the latest environmental supervillains straws are not to blame for polluting oceans, beaches or cities
To my partner, on your first Mother’s DayAndray Domise: ’You are exactly the mother I thought you would be. Black and beautiful. Fearsomely and wonderfully made. Just as our daughters are.’