Life

A comprehensive report on the country’s mishandling of the crisis of the century

Michael Spratt: I found the soon-to-be-retired tool of my trade in a dumpster nearly 15 years ago. Rescuing broken things is what good defence lawyers do.

’I end most days thankful for what my patients taught me. But I am not unscathed by COVID.’

Companionship and cuddles are on sale as ’the loneliness economy’ takes off amidst a spike in the rate of isolation

These skaters await the perfect confluence of conditions, like surfers seeking the ultimate wave. Paul Zizka’s photos lay bare the ethereal magic of skating on Alberta’s lakes, surrounded by nature.

Cathrin Bradbury comes to terms with her dad’s optimism forged by an early encounter with darkness in her new book documenting their final months together. Read an excerpt here.

Acclaimed Canadian snowflake photographer Don Komarechka decided to take him to task

Mohit Bhargava runs the kitchen for Toronto’s COVID-19 Voluntary Isolation Centre. ’People who are quarantined for 14 days, it’s like they’re actually having a punishment,’ he says, ’So let’s look at the food as a reward.’

The rescue of the orphan ‘Amira’ has raised pressure on Ottawa to take back other children of Canadians who fought in Syria for ISIS—and to prosecute the fighters here

Comedian Mike Ward mocked a disabled boy. Nine years after the boy’s family filed a complaint, the case tests the rights of artistic expression versus discrimination.