Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

"It will be a disaster if the opposition parties decide to play partisan politics with the situation," Simon Jolin-Barrette says. "It's in the interests of Quebecers that Quebec have all the tools to ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged the Defense Department to audit Express Scripts to determine if the pharmacy benefit manager is overcharging for prescriptions and steering military ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 28-year-old Mwangi Wanjau, who is from Kenya and based in Canada. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My parents named me Mwangi ...