To my birth mother: ‘I’m not searching for who I want to be anymore—I’m discovering who I am’
‘Thank you for your love and bravery,’ Charmaine Traynor-Ruitenberg writes to the woman who gave her up for adoption
Society
The joy of clutter
Surrounding ourselves with things we love is a salve in trying times
Seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown are battling poverty and racism to put food on the table
How a community program is knocking down barriers and feeding seniors
On energy and climate, politics is the problem
Nik Nanos and Brendan Frank: Climate disasters are piling up, and the public discourse around climate is getting more ambitious
The case for an inquiry into Canada’s treatment of First Nations children
Cindy Blackstock: ‘Canada continues to treat First Nations people as if they are not worth the money by providing deficient public services on reserves and choosing to not implement solutions’
How did Newfoundland manage to vaccinate 75 per cent of 5-11-year-olds?
Clear communication, speedy mobilization and a culture of vaccine acceptance has helped the province get first doses to more kids than any province or territory
The next trend in luxury Canadian real estate? Multi-level ’iceberg’ basements.
Wealthy homeowners are digging deep, building underground karaoke lounges and golf simulators to get around building restrictions
Health Canada approves new COVID treatment
Politics Insider for Jan. 18: China baselessly claims COVID originated in Canada; Ottawa says COVID tests at airport will stay in place; calls for Alberta justice minister’s resignation intensify
The search for Anne Frank’s betrayer
Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan’s new book describes the six-year investigation into how the Nazis learned about the Amsterdam annex where the Frank family hid during WWII
Red Cross swimming lessons have been a rite of passage for 76 years. They’ll soon be history.
After serving tens of millions of Canadians, the swimming program will be shuttered by the end of 2022. So what becomes of those beautiful badges?