Politics
Readers respond to Trump’s victory
In the week since the U.S. election results were announced, you've shared words of disappointment, fear and hope
Justice
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Indigenous
Stolen mothers: Most missing and murdered Indigenous women were parents
With the national inquiry hearings set to begin, we talk to five daughters who were left behind.
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Health
How Canadian workplaces are failing those with mental health issues
On any given week, half a million Canadians miss work due to a mental health problem. Employers are failing to offer the support they need.
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Human Rights, Society
Making the pilgrimage to Rachel’s Tomb
Approaching a biblical holy site on foot becomes a journey through the tangled reality of Israel and the occupied territories today
Latest Articles
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Culture
Kamal Al-Solaylee on being brown in a post 9/11 world
The bestselling author and journalism professor at Ryerson University talks about his latest book — an exploration into the experience of being brown
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Opinion
Conservative leadership race mired in racism and xenophobia
As the Conservative Party gets ready to choose it's next leader, this is what you should know:
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Politics
Meet the real Joe Clark
A look at Canada's youngest prime minister. Republished from April 1977.
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Society
Addiction struggles led my nephew to crime and imprisonment. Is there hope for him on the outside?
"My sister has said the only peace she knows is when her son is in prison. When Justin is out, she is perpetually on edge with worry, always on the brink of a breakdown."
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Opinion
Euthanasia is an issue of empathy, not ideology
A Christian critique of current affairs
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Editor's Letter
Why Trump’s election might be the test of a lifetime
My generation has accepted freedom and democracy as a right, not a privilege. Then Trump was elected
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Society
Liberal Christians in the U.S. test their faith against a demagogue
After Donald Trump's election, The Observer visits United Church of Christ congregations to learn more about how the denomination is responding to “the new reality.”
