How to break the vicious cycle of hazing
Can universities crack down on disgusting initiation rituals if students don’t want to stop?
The Vault
A dictionary editor’s concession: Language is ’really squishy’
A Q&A with Kory Stamper, an editor at Merriam-Webster and author of ’Word By Word,’ on profanity, and the politics of language
How geologists found the world’s oldest fossils in Canada
The geologist who dated what appear to be the world’s oldest fossils on what it took to make the discovery in Quebec
Schools are teaching values. But whose values?
Critics worry about all the time teachers are spending on morals instead of math, and on gratitude instead of grammar
Canada’s fight over ’where it all began’
P.E.I. is the birthplace of Confederation, right? Not so fast, argues New Brunswick, touching off an interprovincial squabble for the ages
The modern world’s mass violence is almost entirely due to civil wars
The wounds of civil war are deeper and worse than the wounds in conventional, interstate wars
The Canadian who has been dodging death for 100 years
Douglas Snair—who narrowly avoided the Halifax Explosion, a train wreck, a ship sinking and more, over the course of a century—may be Canada’s luckiest man
How airlines plan for attacks: ’Activate GO Team’
Behind every airline is an incident command centre where employees try to anticipate the world’s most disturbing ’what ifs’
Christmas covers from Canada’s iconic painters and cartoonists
Holiday scenes from A.J. Casson, Oscar Cahén, Peter Whalley and more
Gotcha! The vicious cycle of aggressive charities
How Canadian charities offer pre-emptive gifts to potential donors, and then follow up with a healthy dose of guilt