BY KATHARINE LAKE BERZ (FGJ ‘22) -- Elena, an insurance clerk in Moscow, is anxious about the bloody war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin calls a “special operation.” READ MORE. 

BY LIANA HWANG (FGJ ‘23) -- It’s early morning, and like generations of tea pickers on the other side of the world, workers on the Westholme Tea Company’s farm are carefully hand-harvesting the traditional pluck of a bud and two leaves. READ MORE. 

BY JEFFREY MO (FGJ ‘22) -- Just after midnight, less than six hours after Queen Elizabeth II’s death was announced to the public, a balding white man in his 50s wearing a long-sleeved purple polo shirt staggered right into me in front of Buckingham Palace. I apologized profusely like a stereotypical Canadian. He looked at me, shook my hand and sincerely said, “Sorry, sorry! It’s just good to see another English person here.” READ MORE. 

BY NATALIE JESIONKA (FGJ ‘21) -- Most of my cookies are not made to be eaten,” says Christine Dutcher of Hamilton, Ont. “To me, they are pieces of art made using food ingredients. ”Dutcher is part of a global community of cookiers, decorators who specialize in designing and decorating elaborate sugar cookies that many in the community consider a form of art. READ MORE. 

BY JOSEPHINE WONG (FGJ ‘20) -- Sahara Davis’s parents separated a month after she was born, but she was 18 before their divorce proceedings fully concluded. Her entire childhood was caught up in their long battle. READ MORE. 

BY ALAN TANIGUCHI (FGJ ‘20) --  They may not yet be allowed on the front lines of Canada’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, but medical students in several provinces are still finding ways to pitch in. READ MORE.