The Sunday Edition for August 11, 2019

What the explosion of immunotherapy research means for Canadian cancer patients: For decades, doctors have depended on surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to treat cancer patients. The new hope for many cancer scientists and patients is the emergence of immunotherapy — using the body's own immune system to fight cancer.

From the archives: Toni Morrison in conversation with Michael Enright: Toni Morrison, a giant of American literature and culture, died last Monday. In 1989, she spoke with Michael Enright on As It Happens, and they discussed what was then a growing movement among black Americans to refer to themselves as African-American.

Gun control in America: Re-examining the Second Amendment: Calls for tougher restrictions on guns in America are routinely batted away by gun advocates who invoke the Second Amendment. In this 2013 interview, we speak with Saul Cornell, a professor of history at Fordham University and the former Director of the Second Amendment Research Center about what the Second Amendment actually says and means.

Alexandra Oliver finds poetry in old films, the loneliness of new parenthood and the aftermath of disaster: Canadian poet Alexandra Oliver uses old forms to explore contemporary concerns like the consequences of technology, living in the suburbs, and leaving places behind. 

We should hold identity with 'a lighter touch,' says philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah: Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah speaks with Michael Enright about the falsehoods and contradictions that prevent us from understanding who we really are, and how we can best live together.

A great honking joy! How the majestic Trumpeter Swan was rescued from extinction: When swan lover Beverly Kingdon and biologist Harry Lumsden joined forces, good things happened. The woman who loved swans and the Ontario wildlife scientist with a cause have worked tirelessly to bring the largest swans in the world back from the brink.