Anti-vaxx parents push trend toward lower vaccination rates in Canada by Alison Shouldice Despite doctors’ urgings, growing numbers of Canadian parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Who should be calling the shots?
Canada’s new ambassador for religious freedom wants to halt persecution by Mike Milne Religious freedom is in a dire situation in the world today, a growing trend and an assault on fundamental human rights
New discoveries lead to questions about what makes us uniquely human by Alanna Mitchell Science is blurring the lines between humans and other species. Maybe we're not the pinnacle of Creation after all
Researchers say yes, older people really are wiser… sometimes by Paul Knowles Wisdom is not rare, but nor is it automatic. Researchers say they have also met foolish elders and wise twenty-somethings
Travel to countries that flout human rights carries ethical issues by Tim Johnson It also offers the opportunity to ask questions, learn, hold governments to account and put money into local hands
Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican and earning rave reviews by Alicia von Stamwitz The new pontiff is a Jesuit, a champion of the marginalized and utterly uninterested in the trappings of office
The role of faith in civilization under scrutiny in huge BC study by Cory Ruf Scholars at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser aim to establish a taxonomy of belief systems over the ages
Christian churches are booming in China, both legal and illegal by Alex Jurgen Thumm The future of Christianity globally may hinge on how the state government tightens or loosens restrictions
Infertility took Jocelyn Bell on a gruelling ride. This is her story by Jocelyn Bell Being unable to get pregnant shook her to her core and led to years of painful self-reflection
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era by Alanna Mitchell It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever