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
Married to mental illness
Caring for a spouse with serious psychological issues can test even the strongest relationship
Are vegans right?
The writer is in the midst of a radical six-month change of diet. He’s discovering that no cheeseburger tastes as good as
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.
When faith and tradition collide with sexual education
In the face of a new sex-ed curriculum, one United Church-minister-turned-teacher is using her own coming-out experience to educate young people
This is the world our children will inherit, and it’s not looking good
Climate chaos. Economic upheaval. Psychological stress. A futurist looks for hope amid the coming turmoil.
Inside a United Church success story
A photo essay looks at the "Hillhurst effect."
Who says religion and pornography don’t mix?
Online erotica is booming, and so are porn addictions. But mainline churches seem all too content to look away.
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
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