The hidden epidemic of loneliness in Canada
An estimated six million Canadians live in isolation. Social researchers are now calling it a hidden epidemic.
ObserverDocs: Out of Syria
For nearly half a century, the Elnabrees family has fled one war after another: Palestine, Kuwait, Iraq and, more recently, Syria. This
Climate change is changing our ecosystems, this region is on the front lines
The writer visits the shifting shorelines of Bangladesh and discovers tens of millions of people on the brink of disaster
At 13, Willie Blackwater stood up to his abuser at a B.C. residential school
His defiance would eventually help change the course of Canadian history.
5 differences between Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper
What do we know so far? Not much, really. Justin Trudeau’s election night “red wave” was a surprise. And so is Canada’s
How a Gitxsan community fought back against an epidemic of youth suicide
Whenever Gloria Stevens drives across the Hagwilget Canyon Bridge, she focuses on its beauty, not its deadly allure. Suspended 80 metres above
Small-town Ontario murder seemed like a blatant case of racist violence, but the truth goes deeper
The beating death of Andrew Mixemong three years ago exposes gaps in the social fabric we’d rather ignore
Broken dreams in Little Mogadishu
Canada's Somali community continues to struggle with higher-than-average levels of violence, unemployment and discrimination
Canada’s remaining residential school buildings are a grim reminder to a shameful history
While many have already been destroyed, Canada is struggling to deal with those former school that continue to haunt the nation
Canada’s Somali community struggles with discrimination, poverty
High levels of violence, unemployment lead to broken dreams in Little Mogadishu, part of Etobicoke
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