Long Reads

A new book reveals surprising economic subterfuge behind a bloody conflict that still shapes the region

How a once-invisible generation, born under Taliban rule, is yanking Afghanistan into the 21st century

Targeted by terror and overcome by waves of refugees—a grand experiment is stumbling. A special report by political editor Paul Wells

Newfoundland and Labrador is facing a crushing deficit. EI and food banks use is on the rise. How did it turn so wrong, so fast?

The condo boom has seen investors pour billions into syndicated mortgages. They’re pitched as high return, low risk investments—but is that too good to be true?

Memory research has cast doubt on the few things we knew about Jesus, raising an even bigger question.

We’re safer, richer, healthier—and more miserable—than ever before. What new research reveals about happiness. And how to find it.

Teenage girls are taking on social stereotypes and a sex-saturated culture. Ignore them at your peril.

The military alliance is preparing to bulk up its presence in Eastern Europe. Will it thwart Russia, or merely prod the bear?

Why tens of thousands of children from Central America are being sent on a perilous, potentially deadly journey to the U.S. border