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A self-defined misfit makes a powerful case for not fitting in--for recognizing the beauty, and difficulty, in forging an original path.

For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women.

Marie-Anne Lagimodière was a force to be reckoned with.

Migration is perhaps the most pressing issue of our time, and it has completely decentered European politics in recent years.

On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days.

Despite it's characterization in the rest of the world as a land of bush and blizzards, Canada is a country of geographical and climatic variations.

The gruesome saga of the Black Donnellys has been heavily mythologized. A thick layer of rumour, legend, and hearsay has built up around the facts of the case.

Since the early days of exploration, adventurous women have felt the pull of the mountains.

Throughout history some people have pushed the limit of what is acceptable to society. Those featured here lived in an era when smuggling was rife, liquor was plentiful, and murder was rampant.

The world is desperate for cobalt. It fuels the digital economy and powers everything from cell phones to clean energy.

The story of the rise and fall of the Energy East pipeline.

A young Black writer documents the systemic racism in her high school diary and calls for justice and change.

As a young boy, David Suzuki loved spending time in the glorious British Columbia outdoors with his father.

From Peter Mansbridge, the beloved former anchor of CBC's The National, comes a collection of first-person stories about remarkable Canadians who embody the values of our great nation--kindnes

Libby Davies is a Canadian activist and politician from British Columbia.