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Scott Young: Sweden’s unorthodox strategy has been rightly criticized, but it’s too early to condemn an approach that’s focused on the long game and public trust

Allen Abel in Washington: A resignation, more scandal and a hotel ballroom speech so bad that applause lines are met with stunning silence

The lure of Nesbø and Knausgaard has stars like Matt Damon, Kristin Wiig and Michael Fassbender turning Scandinavia into the new Hollywood North

The EU’s handling of the immigration file has stoked resentment of the union across the continent

Sweden’s tourism association created a hotline to connect the world to random Swedes. So Maclean’s rang up Martin Thuresson to ask about his country

How an author’s life growing up in a family of violent criminals inspired an incredible novel about abuse and the ties that bind

Syrian refugees find themselves lonely, and perplexed, at the Arctic Circle

Including sappy love ballads and a tattoo

Editorial: Canada has long been compared unfavourably to Sweden, with its cradle-to-grave social programs. Turns out, we might be better off.

Royal watcher Patricia Treble reports on the celebration