Society

The outgoing health minister leaves behind some of Ottawa’s hottest files, from the opioid crisis to a less-than-transparent drug-safety system

The members of a monthly meet-up in New Orleans look to Sartre and John Cheever to get beyond life’s ultimate futility

The extreme impacts of recent storms, especially in Houston, has led to questions over whether climate change is to blame

There’s a bay in remote Saskatchewan named after Michelle Lang, the only Canadian journalist killed in Afghanistan. This summer, a trio of her friends and family went to find it.

Optometrists were deluged with calls from Canadians who just couldn’t stop themselves. Lucky for them, it’s hard to look at the sun.

On Aug. 21, Canadians took a break from work, channelled their inner astronomy nerd and watched a partial solar eclipse. Here’s how people in Toronto reacted.

The rise of the smartphone coincides with a shift in youth psychological well-being

The alignment of celestial bodies drew cries from a crowd in a Vancouver park. One woman projected it through her colander.

Legalized marijuana offers chance to investigate substitution effects for people who use opioids

There are good reasons for tech companies to prohibit hate speech on their platforms. But their status as private organizations is not one of them.