"Baby, I'm an activist in the shower!" famed Texan author Pat Califia-Rice told me a decade ago, before she transitioned from a lesbian woman into a bisexual trans man.

The Canadian military has been handing out medals and other honours and forms of recognition for over a century. Last week saw it unveil a new honour, the Sacrifice Medal.

Alex Caine, before he became a best-selling author, used to wake up every morning and dress himself in lies. And then he would venture out into a day that, every day, had a better-than-average chance of being his last. Caine used to be what is known as a contracted agent. A professional infiltrator.

As anybody who got hooked on Discovery's new show Junk Raiders can attest, green building can be tough, but there's a huge payoff - not only in terms of leaving a smaller footprint, but also in terms of indulging in way-outside-the-box thinking.

A growing number of Canadians are turning the lemons of layoffs into lemonade stands by starting their own businesses. In addition to financial independence, being your own boss means not having to compromise your ethical standards.

Ah, the green economy: sustainable, fair jobs for all and a low-carbon utopia to boot, right? While it remains to be seen if the "new" economy will live up to quite that much hype, green jobs do exist.

With the economy tanking and joblessness on the rise, Montreal's homeless are a resource, with a wealth of experience on how to get by.

The Big O didn't become known as the "Big Zero" for no reason.

The veil, the traditional head dress worn by Muslim women, is a hot-button issue in Quebec - but nowhere more so than among Muslim women.

When U.S.-backed Hamid Karzai was appointed president without Afghanistan's constitutionally mandated second voting round, it fuelled skepticism among Canadians about whether our combat role in the country was really in the service of democracy.

With the economy tanking and joblessness on the rise, Montreal's homeless are a resource, with a wealth of experience on how to get by.

When U.S.-backed Hamid Karzai was appointed president without Afghanistan's constitutionally mandated second voting round, it fuelled skepticism among Canadians about whether our combat role in the country was really in the service of democracy.

The veil, the traditional head dress worn by Muslim women, is a hot-button issue in Quebec - but nowhere more so than among Muslim women.