Society

Get ready for the next Marvel movie with a review of comic book heroes from the Great White North.

By normalizing its power users, Digg upended the entire dynamic of its community

A caregiver who worked with troubled teens, she was known for her deft touch in defusing tense situations

Science-ish looks at the evidence on infected doctors

Fear of transmission from physician to patient has some regulators taking no chances

On ping-pong, Gold medals vs. tennis majors and why he won’t tweet Taylor Swift

How do Canada and the U.S. compare to the world’s homicide hot spots?

A viral ad campaign encourages Britons to stay home and cheer on the nation’s athletes

Even if they can’t hear a word you say, a botanist says they can see, smell and feel

One user scoured the Twitterverse for first-hand accounts of the events