April 9, 2012

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Society

Running from cancer

One in seven men in Canada will face prostate cancer. Almost none of them will ever talk about it. A strikingly candid account from singer, songwriter and author By Dan Hill19 min

National

Canada, home to the suicide capital of the world

In Pikangikum, gas sniffing is rampant and young people are taking their own lives at a shocking rate. Martin Patriquin explores a community shattered. By MARTIN PATRIQUIN18 min

Business

State of the anti-union

Automakers are flooding to the Deep South for cheap, union-free labour. It’s a trend that could spell the end of high-paying manufacturing jobs across North America. By TAMSIN MCMAHON10 min

Interview

On Mickey Mouse prosciutto, the loss of food culture and why garlic makes everything better

AFTER LIVING IN Rome for 10 years with her husband, Jeannie Marshall has witnessed firsthand the influx of a toxic, corporate food culture, most of which is marketed toward children, in the country where slow food was born. In her new book, Outside the Box: