Why do children and youth have so much anxiety? by Denise Davy Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problem among young people. Broadview looks at why this generation is so jittery.
Today’s ultra-engaged parents suffer when their kids take flight by Anne Bokma “People get angry when empty nesters feel sad, and they’ll say things like ‘Why don’t you just go volunteer?’ But their grief
What the beating of Abdirahman Abdi says about racism in Canada by Anthony Bailey Canadians are deceiving themselves if they think anti-Black prejudice is only an American affliction. A recent deadly police beating casts our own
This will make you believe in ghosts by Elena Gritzan Do the dead remain among us? Paranormal investigators are determined to prove what science rejects, Christianity scorns — and half of Canadians
Unity Mosque provides a space for observant Muslims who openly live in LGBTQ relationships by Davide Mastracci More than half of Canadian Muslims believe it’s impossible to be an observant Muslim while living openly in an LGBTQ relationship. El-Farouk
The link between diabetes among Indigenous peoples and colonialism by Larry Krotz Rising rates of the disease among First Nations communities in Canada is leading some to re-examine the country's history of cultural assimilation
Meet the five United Church people who helped shape Canada’s groundbreaking laws about options at the end of life by Broadview Staff The debate is heating up on how much control Canadians have over their own deaths. Here are some of the conversation's influencers
The hidden epidemic of loneliness in Canada by André Picard An estimated six million Canadians live in isolation. Social researchers are now calling it a hidden epidemic.
ObserverDocs: Out of Syria by Broadview Staff For nearly half a century, the Elnabrees family has fled one war after another: Palestine, Kuwait, Iraq and, more recently, Syria. This
Married to mental illness by Denise Davy Caring for a spouse with serious psychological issues can test even the strongest relationship
New ‘Faith Workers’ Bill of Rights’ cites church bullying and unfair discipline process Jul. 3, 2025