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How a military project changed the way we navigate the world

Writer, humorist and activist Lindy West discusses the other f-word, internet trolls and her new book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

’Now the reality and impact and scope of this is starting to settle in,’ says Jenn McManus of the Canadian Red Cross

The makers of apps that document permission-to-proceed hope to sharpen blurry lines—and tackle sex assault. But others have concerns.

A Q&A with the Vancouver correspondent for the South China Morning Post, a keen observer of the city’s housing market and its unaffordability crisis

The home of the leader of Alberta’s opposition Wildrose Party was razed to the ground. He spoke to Cormac Mac Sweeney about what comes next for his city

Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips crunched the historical weather data for Fort McMurray and turned up some disturbing trends

Where the wild things are: What happens to animals when they’re caught in a forest blaze

How do fires jump over bodies of water? Is there any ecological upside to the devastation? Fire behaviour expert Tim Lynham answers all questions

When disaster hit, the people of Fort McMurray showed their better natures, not the instincts of ’survivalists’