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Amy Hamm: U.K. puberty blocker trial asks children to consider freezing eggs, sperm

Amy Hamm: U.K. puberty blocker trial asks children to consider freezing eggs, sperm

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Imagine asking a child as young as 10 to consider...

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National Post

Amy Hamm

A defence of Canadian spelling, with vigour

November’s federal budget featured certain words spelled with an ‘s’ instead of a ‘z,’ favouring British instead of Canadian spelling....

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The Globe and Mail

The Editorial Board

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney’s 'failure' to strike trade deal with Trump was story of the year

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney’s 'failure' to strike trade deal with Trump was story of the year

While relations between Carney and Trump seem to have improved since the Ontario ad fallout in late October, no deal has come to fruition You can...

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Toronto Sun

Jay Goldberg

Dear Gen Z: You’re not watching the world end – you’re about to build a new one

If you are under 30, there’s a message you’ve likely received many times during this painful year: You’re inheriting the wreckage of a once-great...

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The Globe and Mail

Doug Saunders

Will 2025 be remembered as the year Canadians re-embraced nationalism?

Canadians take part in an 'Elbows Up, Canada!' rally in Nova Scotia in April, 2025. Darren Calabrese/Reuters Michael Adams is the founder and...

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The Globe and Mail

Michael Adams

Cardinal Sarah Never Said the Virgin Mary Appeared to Him Contrary to Video Claim

David Martin ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us There is a video circulating...

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Canada Free Press

David Martin

Economic Signs of Improvement Continue to Rise

Douglas V. Gibbs ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us The damage done by the...

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Canada Free Press

Douglas V. Gibbs

Brookman: Calgary should take inspiration from cities with great Christmas markets

Brookman: Calgary should take inspiration from cities with great Christmas markets

Boxing Day is a great British tradition that may have lost its meaning over the decades, but not its popularity. When it falls on a Friday, like it...

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Calgary Herald

George Brookman

On the Road: Along the Bow

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Calgary Sun

Mike Drew For Postmedia

Opinion: Calgary can’t build its way out of housing crisis if fees keep outpacing reality

Opinion: Calgary can’t build its way out of housing crisis if fees keep outpacing reality

Calgary is growing exponentially. The city welcomed more than 80,000 people in 2024 to the Calgary Metropolitan Area. People are moving here for...

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Calgary Herald

Chris Ollenberger And Stewart Fraser

Drimonis: How Christmas carols made the chaos of the world stand still

Drimonis: How Christmas carols made the chaos of the world stand still

Gather round, children. Let me tell you the holiday story of how the Grinch came to appreciate Christmas (carols). There with you then. Here with...

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Montreal Gazette

La Drimonis

2025: The Year in Money (But Mostly Not Having Money)

2025: The Year in Money (But Mostly Not Having Money)

T his year, we’ve published incisive looks at some of the biggest brands in Canada. But it’s hard to ignore the growing tensions around money....

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The Walrus

Various Contributors

Boston Mayor Wu is A Tru Blue Lu Lu

Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Somalians have been in the...

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Canada Free Press

Milt Harris

Adam Zivo: B.C. winds down practice of sending addicts home with free drugs

Adam Zivo: B.C. winds down practice of sending addicts home with free drugs

Users of 'safer supply' drugs need medical supervision. It shouldn't have taken years for the province to learn that You can save this article by...

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National Post

Adam Zivo

Will 2026 be the year of Quebec sovereignty’s comeback?

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon vows to hold another referendum on Quebec independence if his party wins next fall’s provincial...

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The Globe and Mail

Konrad Yakabuski

KINSELLA: Canada's political winner of 2025 has been a disappointment

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Ottawa Sun

Warren Kinsella

Remember the Founding

Steve Rossiter ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Remembering the founding...

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Canada Free Press

Steve Rossiter

Matthew Taub: Two years of inaction have normalized hate crimes in Toronto

Matthew Taub: Two years of inaction have normalized hate crimes in Toronto

Mezuzahs were ripped from Holocaust survivors' doors on Dec. 25. Such hate is now familiar — as is the lack of enforcement of existing laws You can...

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National Post

Matthew Taub

In 2025, the Trump administration had us asking: Who thinks up these things?

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club on Monday. Alex Brandon/The Associated Press David Shribman is the former executive...

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The Globe and Mail

David Shribman

Gun Video on Social Media Ends With Christmas Eve Arrest

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Winnipeg Sun

Kevin Klein

Winnipeg man drags victim with truck in Christmas assault

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Winnipeg Sun

Kevin Klein

Lotto 6/49 awards over $100,000 to three Manitobans

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Winnipeg Sun

Kevin Klein

Politique québécoise: les méritas 2025

Politique québécoise: les méritas 2025

Décidément, chaque parti a connu ses crises cette année. Certains élus se sont néanmoins démarqués positivement. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Finir l’...

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Le Journal de Montréal

Mario Dumont

Politique québécoise: les méritas 2025

Politique québécoise: les méritas 2025

Décidément, chaque parti a connu ses crises cette année. Certains élus se sont néanmoins démarqués positivement. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Finir l’...

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Le Journal de Québec

Mario Dumont

Destroying countrysides to save Earth from a climate non-crisis

Paul Driessen ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Energy analyst Robert Bryce...

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Canada Free Press

Paul Driessen

Winter temptations can lead to trouble

James Brodell ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2025 Cover Story | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us The fall winds are chilly...

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Canada Free Press

James Brodell

On the Road: Along the Bow

On the Road: Along the Bow

There was frost along the river right where I’d hoped it would be. It wasn’t quite as thick as I had anticipated but it was there, coating the bare...

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Calgary Herald

Mike Drew For Postmedia

Le meilleur et le pire de 2025 au Canada

Le meilleur et le pire de 2025 au Canada

Mardi, j’ai présenté mon bilan personnel et subjectif de l’année sur la scène politique québécoise . Voici le même exercice pour la scène...

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Le Journal de Montréal

Joseph

GARDEN CLIPPINGS: Trees' benefits greatest when they are alive

GARDEN CLIPPINGS: Trees' benefits greatest when they are alive

Trees are our lifeline. Perhaps their greatest benefit to us is keeping the air clean. Trees are our lifeline. Perhaps their greatest benefit to us...

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Sarnia Observer

John Degroot

Le meilleur et le pire de 2025 au Canada

Le meilleur et le pire de 2025 au Canada

Mardi, j’ai présenté mon bilan personnel et subjectif de l’année sur la scène politique québécoise . Voici le même exercice pour la scène...

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Le Journal de Québec

Joseph

Canadians care, yet this issue never makes it onto the political agenda

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The Star

Linda Mcquaig

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals up, Tories down, NDP sad 2025 was a surprising year in politics

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals up, Tories down, NDP sad 2025 was a surprising year in politics

2025 was a surprising year in politics You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. If there was ever...

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Edmonton Journal

Tasha Kheiriddin

Michel Therrien came within an eyelash of winning the Stanley Cup as an NHL head coach. Now he’s in search of a Spengler Cup

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The Star

Dave Feschuk

This classic board game is no mere distraction. It’s a lesson about fate

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The Star

Cathrin Bradbury

Gilberts: Sharing our Christmas memories

Gilberts: Sharing our Christmas memories

First off this week, Jim and I are both hoping that your Christmas celebrations were everything that you hoped they would be. First off this week,...

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Sarnia Observer

Jim And Lisa Gilbert

Despite Trump’s tariff terror, Canadian stocks had a spectacular year. Will history repeat itself?

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The Star

David Olive

Bodkin: United Way closes in on campaign goal but needs final push

Bodkin: United Way closes in on campaign goal but needs final push

The campaign is now at 96 per cent of the $1.5 million goal with $65,600 left to raise. As the year comes to a close, United Way of Sarnia-Lambton...

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Sarnia Observer

Pamela Bodkin

KINSELLA: Canada's political winner of 2025 has been a disappointment

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Toronto Sun

Warren Kinsella

Donald Trump’s America is committing civilizational suicide

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The Globe and Mail

Carl Bildt

SNOBELEN: January leadership review looming large for Pierre Poilievre

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Ottawa Sun

John Snobelen

Opinion: Why preventing gender-based violence is a nation-building project It’s no secret that 2025 was a period of profound change for Canada.

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Edmonton Journal

Lana Wells

Braid: Alberta will vote on separation in 2026. If it passes, where will Smith stand?

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Calgary Sun

Don Braid

Braid: Alberta will vote on separation in 2026. If it passes, where will Smith stand?

Divisive provincial referendums could make next year a tumultuous one

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life

Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life

A commentary by a retired software developer living in Victoria. My wife and I are senior citizens who chose Victoria about 10 years ago. We didn’t...

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Times Colonist

The Times Colonist

La tour d’ivoire qui devrait nous éclairer

La tour d’ivoire qui devrait nous éclairer

Le professeur Christophe Chowanietz estime que l’enseignement supérieur forme les élites dans un monde imaginaire où le profit fait encore foi de...

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La Presse

Christophe Chowanietz

Kirk LaPointe: When a house doesn't have to die

Kirk LaPointe: When a house doesn't have to die

Overnight last month, a 2,500-square-foot home appeared from nowhere on a vacant piece of land in Alert Bay on the northwest tip of Vancouver...

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Vancouver Is Awesome

Kirk Lapointe

Heureusement que nous sommes une fédération

Heureusement que nous sommes une fédération

Dans La Presse du 24 décembre, le chef du Bloc québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, dit des fédéralistes : « Ils sont canadiens, ils ne sont pas...

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La Presse

Stéphane Dion

B.C. won’t meet its climate change targets — neither will Canada

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Peterborough Examiner

Tricia Clarkson

Holiday niceties don’t have to end on Christmas Day

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Peterborough Examiner

Lois Tuffin

Cinq femmes pour m’extirper de mes lectures viriles

Cinq femmes pour m’extirper de mes lectures viriles

J’attendais mon ami à la station Mont-Royal, le dernier soir de novembre. Une de ces soirées où le froid n’a rien de charmant. La fin de...

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La Presse

Orlando Ceide