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Publications

The Globe and Mail

Arts

'He Was Just Starting'

On the life and legacy of Canadian artist Matthew Wong.

Jana G. Pruden The Globe and Mail Dec 2019 15min Permalink

World

Why Does Any Canadian Need a Handgun?

An investigation into the impact of only focusing on assault rifles.

Patrick White, Tom Cardoso The Globe and Mail Sep 2019 Permalink

Best Article Crime

After the Fire

A murder, a missing deer head, and a Mr. Big sting.

Jana G. Pruden The Globe and Mail Oct 2018 30min Permalink

Act of Love: The Life and Death of Donna Mae Hill

At 90 years old, Lawrence Hill’s mother was ready to end it all on her own terms, but Canada’s assisted-dying law was too strict to allow that.

Lawrence Hill The Globe and Mail Jun 2018 30min Permalink

The Road

Traveling the highway that could make Brazil an economic powerhouse — at the expense of the Amazon.

Stephanie Nolen The Globe and Mail Jan 2018 45min Permalink

Health

The Widowhood Effect

There is no script for losing a spouse in your 30s.

CHRISTINA FRANGOU The Globe and Mail Dec 2016 30min Permalink

The Graffiti Kids Who Sparked the Syrian War

It started as simple teenage rebellion but ended up tearing Syria apart, setting in motion events that continue to rock the Middle East — and the world. The boys behind the graffiti would become unlikely revolutionaries and reluctant refugees. Not all of them would survive the upheaval they helped unleash.

Mark MacKinnon The Globe and Mail Dec 2016 55min Permalink

Politics

The Patriot and the Correspondent

A pro-Ukraine activist goes silent in separatist-held Donetsk. A foreign correspondent goes looking for him.

Mark MacKinnon The Globe and Mail May 2016 30min Permalink

Unpregnant

An essay on the silent, secret grief of miscarriage.

Alexandra Kimball The Globe and Mail Dec 2015 25min Permalink

Business

Ribbers Got Beef

In Ontario, Canada, ribfests were largely non-profit affairs. Then one man decided to make a profit off their popularity.

Michael Fraiman The Globe and Mail Aug 2015 20min Permalink

Business Crime

The Billionaire's Bad Dream

Nearing the end of his career, a Canadian tycoon named Michael DeGroote went for one last deal, investing $100 million to build a Las Vegas in the Dominican Republic. His partners? Two brothers with a criminal past, a con man and an old friend with close ties to the mob.

Greg McArthur The Globe and Mail Jan 2015 Permalink

Crime

Confined: The Death of Eddie Snowshoe

How solitary confinement can lead to suicide.

Patrick White The Globe and Mail Dec 2014 Permalink

Business

The Voodoo of Lobster Economics

Following a lobster from sea to table.

Ian Brown The Globe and Mail Jul 2014 35min Permalink

Politics World

Rwanda's Hunted

An investigation into allegations that Rwandan President Paul Kagame is assassinating exiled dissidents.

Geoffrey York, Judi Rever The Globe and Mail May 2014 20min Permalink

Crime World

The Ballad of Daniel Wolfe

On the rise of Indian Posse, the largest of Canada’s native gangs, and the fall of its leader.

Joe Friesen The Globe and Mail Jun 2011 45min Permalink

Tech

How BlackBerry Blew It

Ego, hubris, and the failure to adapt.

Sean Silcoff, Jacquie McNish, Steve Ladurantay The Globe and Mail Sep 2013 30min Permalink

A Night to Forget

A tragic car crash, its lone survivor, and his reeling town.

Josh Wingrove The Globe and Mail Oct 2012 25min Permalink

The Trials of Nunavut: Lament for an Arctic Nation

On “the Incidents”, three shootings in a single month in a 1,300 person hamlet tucked inside the 12-year-old Nunavut territory. (The complete 4-part series.)

Patrick White The Globe and Mail Apr 2011 Permalink