In this issue

Céline Dion: She goes on and on; The whistle-blower who got it wrong; How do you solve a problem like SNC-Lavalin?

Quebec Rewrites Its History

A controversial new textbook is highly selective about the province’s past

7 mins

Rock And Rovers

Scientists are studying Ontario limestone to learn about extraterrestrial life

7 mins

Will the Real Céline Dion Please Stand Up?

I went to Las Vegas to see Céline in concert. I found her everywhere

10+ mins

Wrongfully Accused

Six years ago, seven health care researchers were fired by the BC government for alleged misuse of data. They’re still trying to understand what happened

10+ mins

This Is A Scream

AUTHOR’S NOTE: For ages, the dictate has been not to write honestly about suicide —  not to mention even the word, never mind methods, lest, in referencing it directly, you prompt suicidal spirals in others. But you can’t tackle the endless abyss of wanting to die on tiptoes; that just leaves you with the half-hearted interventions we’ve pretended are the best society can do. I need to be faithful to the experience. This is how I felt, and this is how I acted; this is what people in despair are driven to do. These are the people we fail in myriad ways, and this is the cost of that failure.

10+ mins

Scene Change

Eight years after leaving Canada behind, playwright Wajdi Mouawad is back with a shattering production

9 mins

Manson And #MeToo

New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Charles Manson killings— and show starkly different sides of their industry

9 mins

The Hole Truth

Close encounters with the scientist who taught the world about black holes

3 mins

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