Women in their elder years enjoy being powerful advocates, activists by Pieta Woolley They're old, they're bold, they have compassion galore. A whole generation of retired women is taking on social causes and winning
Religious education in Quebec, mandatory, faces legal challenges by Samantha Rideout It's an experiment in religious literacy and jurisdictions across Canada are watching it to see whether it can be a model for
Technology makes human interactions more common but more shallow by Kevin Spurgaitis Academics, authors try to understand what means for society now that so many people are tethered to their electronic devices for so
Archaeology finds decode ancient secrets of early faith practices by Trisha Elliott Dazzling discoveries in Israel, Turkey and Egypt offer insight into how ancient believers thought and behaved, clues to the origins of modern
Afghanistan schools, training programs get support from Canadians by Brian Platt What Afghanis need is security and education to flourish on their own terms, rather than patronizing attitudes
Pipeline in Mackenzie Valley has support from Indigenous Peoples by Will Braun A 10-year moratorium is over and three of four Indigenous groups who live in the area support the monumental project
AI advances lead to thorny ethical questions about fate of humans by Kevin Spurgaitis Computers are learning so fast on their own that it's not clear how they will shape the future of the species that
The shaky ethics of selling DNA by Lisa Van de Ven With 20 percent of genes currently under patent, critics are turning to the courts to put the brakes on the biotech industry
Building more jails — while stats on violent crime are in steep decline by Patricia Clarke The federal government is getting "tough on crime" but some wonder if it's the right way to go
Biotechnology companies own patents on a fifth of human genes, so, lawsuits by Lisa Van de Ven Critics are turning to the courts to challenge commercial rights on human DNA