Annie Hylton

In a grey illustration, two men, one with a rifle strapped to his back, look through the bombed out hold of a city wall. In red uniforms, girls play soccer. The corners of the illustration feature a watchtower, searchlights, a wall with barbed wires, and people milling about cars

December 2024 / World

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

October 8, 2024October 9, 2024 - by Annie Hylton

When the Taliban retook the country in 2021, Canada promised its national team visas—tickets to safety. Years later, players are still waiting

A black-and-white photo illustration of Scott Moe, behind a podium, gesturing back to a giant photo of himself, similar to the scene from the movie Citizen Kane

Politics / September/October 2024

How Scott Moe Moved Saskatchewan—and Canada—Further Right

July 23, 2024July 29, 2024 - by Annie Hylton

The quiet rise and loud populism of one of the country’s most popular politicians

Photograph looking over the shoulder of Alvin Baptiste. He is holding a printed list of names of missing Indigenous children.

Justice / May 2023

Where the Children Are Buried

March 29, 2023June 12, 2023 - by Annie Hylton

Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

A man leaves a fortified prison for darkness and emptiness, a chain still encircling his ankle

Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

A hand hovers over a Samsung phone. The phone background is an image of Mackie Basil.

March 2020 / Society

The Search for Mackie Basil

February 12, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Annie Hylton

Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her

World

Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala?

June 30, 2017September 8, 2023 - by Annie Hylton

Canadian mining firms are not held responsible for horrors inflicted on Indigenous communities by foreign subsidiaries. But a Toronto court could change that

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Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?

How Scott Moe Moved Saskatchewan—and Canada—Further Right

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

The Search for Mackie Basil

Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala?

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