Christina Frangou

Political wives have long helped craft their husbands’ public image. For Pierre Poilievre, that strategy can only get him so far.

The province has been the world’s largest jurisdiction to rid itself of the rodents since 1950. It’s Karen Wickerson’s job to keep it that way.

It was smoky and dark. Everyone on my street was packing their cars. It was like an apocalyptic scene in a movie.

After four years as leader of the Official Opposition, the NDP heavyweight wants Alberta’s top job—again. But to win the premiership, she will also have to defy the odds.

For the past 20 years, the 54-year-old Vancouver woman has amassed $40,000 in debts trying to treat myalgic encephalomyelitis and other ailments. When her money runs out, she says a medically assisted death may be her only option.

Helen Naslund endured his violence for nearly three decades. Her story is extraordinary, but her pathway to the criminal justice system is not. The majority of female offenders experience abuse before being charged, and the crimes they commit are often an effort to end it.