How the new impatient patient is disrupting medicine
Patient activists have never been as vocal. But are they truly being heard?
The Vault
On the trial of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure
From 2017: Thousands have dissected Fenn’s clue poem and searched for his hidden chest—and some have died trying. Allen Abel joins the hunt in New Mexico.
A Montreal hockey dynasty’s forgotten champions
From 2017: Among the last of a mighty team, these two prairie boys named Paul now live in anonymity in Barrie, Ont.
How to survive a kidnapping — when you’re the victim’s mom
From 2017: Lorinda Stewart worked for 460 days to secure her daughter’s release from Somali kidnappers. But life afterwards wasn’t the happy ending she imagined.
How a royal gift exposed sexual abuse at an elite Canadian school
From 2017: Prince Andrew wanted to memorialize his friend and former chaplain at Lakefield College School. The resulting tribute prompted Father Keith Gleed’s victims to finally break their silence.
Carol Off on how her work led to years of terror for an Afghan family
From 2017: The As It Happens co-host, who helped the Aryubwals flee, says journalists need to think more about the people in their stories
Why animals should be given the same legal rights as humans
From 2017: Around the world, environmentalists have been arguing for the rights of animals and entire ecosystems in the courts—and they’re winning
Payam Akhavan on the sacrifices needed to make the world safer
From 2017: A call to action from the UN’s youngest-ever war crimes prosecutor
How CanLit was born
Brave publishers, great books and Canada’s newfound affluence combined to set the scene for the CanLit explosion of the late ’60s
How Canada became the ’crown jewel’ of smuggling destinations
In a world flooded with millions of displaced people, Canada has become the dream destination—and a cash cow for those capitalizing on their hopes