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The rule of law, and the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good

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In seeking to deepen trade with China, Canada is hedging its bets

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Andrew Coyne

Weight-loss drugs may trigger the next restaurant crisis

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Chad Finkelstein

The fallout from the Gaza War continues to be felt in the literary world

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Marsha Lederman

One year later, it’s clear Donald Trump is the most consequential president of our lifetime

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David Shribman

WestJet’s reconfigured planes are perfect – if you’re a toddler, or a glutton for punishment

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Robyn Urback

Year one of Donald Trump’s second term has been catastrophic for American democracy

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Debra Thompson

Can Donald Trump make Iran great again?

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Konrad Yakabuski

Greenland may be our first, best, and last chance to stand up to Donald Trump

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Michael Byers

Legault’s inevitable resignation shuffles Quebec politics

Quebec Premier François Legault announces his resignation during a news conference in Quebec City on Wednesday. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian...

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Campbell Clark

In Iran’s inside-out revolution, reaction precedes change

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Doug Saunders

The rust spots always show, eventually, on the ‘iron law’ of might

Countries such as Canada may have no choice but to realign themselves if U.S. President Donald Trump intends to dictate from his office, based on...

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The power of the printed word: When we stop reading, we forget how to think

Picking up a book is no longer just a private pastime. In an age of distraction, it is a civic and cognitive act. Getty Images Rick Lash is a...

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Rick Lash

What cost-of-living crisis? The data tell a different story

Research from the Bank of Canada and Statscan found consumers’ perception of inflation tends to put more weight on prices that go up rather than...

yesterday 10

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Claude Lavoie

Instead of a China pivot, how about we start building at home?

Writer Arthur Lam was part of the Canadian trade delegation that travelled to Beijing in 2017. Fred Dufour/The Associated Press Arthur Lam is a...

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Arthur Lam

How Canada can use China to deliver a counterpunch to Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney receives flowers upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday. Carlos Osorio/Reuters Drew...

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Drew Fagan

The coming collapse of Cuba

Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-mast at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, on Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who...

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Robert Rotberg

In an age of AI, what’s the point of high school English?

A mandatory English course should no longer be a requirement for university applications, as it no longer fully reflect a student’s individual...

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Daryl Sneath

Why is Putin silent on Venezuela?

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Mikhail Metzel/Reuters Nina L. Khrushcheva, Professor of...

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Edmonton’s clear blueprint for density

The city of Edmonton in February, 2023. JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Zone it and they will come, and build. That’s the lesson of 2025 from...

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A pilot for Canada’s gun buyback was a failure. The Liberals are committing anyway

In the fall, the federal government launched a six-week pilot program to collect firearms it classified as 'prohibited' from licence-holders in...

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Robyn Urback

America had lots of warning about Trump - thousands of years’ worth, in fact

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at Detroit's MotorCity Casino Hotel on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/The Associated...

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Gary Mason

Carney needs to be wary of the same old China ‘reset’ mirage

Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to board a plane to depart for China at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday. Carlos...

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Campbell Clark

Canada’s universities are in crisis as money gets tighter

The St. George campus of the University of Toronto, in November, 2025. U of T admitted 17,758 first-year students last year. Wa Lone/Reuters...

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Jonathan Malloy

The day my country disappeared from my phone

Some areas of Tehran sustained heavy damage during the ongoing protests in Iran, such as this building shown on Jan. 10. Getty Images/Getty Images...

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Amir Zadeh

François Legault set out to bridge Quebec’s divides. He ended up widening them

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault waves from his campaign bus in Quebec City in 2012. He announced his resignation as the province's...

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Konrad Yakabuski

Rebuilding relations with China is a gamble Mark Carney has to take

China's ambassador to Canada Wang Di, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, on...

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Lawrence Martin

Canada must harden its defensive posture by joining the Joint Expeditionary Force

Soldiers from Ukraine take part in a training exercise organized by members of the Joint Expeditionary Force in England on Nov. 9, 2022. ANDY...

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Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

The independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve is at stake

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, more than any other single figure, stands in the way of Donald Trump’s desire to bring the Fed under his...

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Andrew Coyne

Canada’s next budget bomb is the Alto high-speed rail project

A rendering of the Alto high-speed rail project. Supplied Jerome Gessaroli is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and leads the...

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Jerome Gessaroli

The horror and hope on Iran’s streets

Iranians protest in Kermanshah, Iran on Thursday. KAMRAN/AFP/Getty Images Day after day, throngs of brave Iranians are taking to the streets to...

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The controversy ICEd out of the Golden Globes

Sara Murphy, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson and Chase Infiniti at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday. Mario...

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Marsha Lederman

JPMorgan is ditching shareholder advisory firms in favour of AI. This is a reckoning

Aaron Boles is the president of the shareholder and governance advisory firm Kingsdale Advisors. Corporate governance is entering a new era that...

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Aaron Boles

What has three years of decriminalization of drug possession yielded in B.C.?

A man prepares heroin to be injected at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver in May, 2011. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press On Jan. 31, 2023,...

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André Picard

Carney should drop confrontational approach and seek more trade with China

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, China, in October, 2025. Justin Trudeau was the last...

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Jacob Cooke

Ottawa’s shutting-out of startup founders is shutting down Canada’s future

Ottawa has shelved the Start-Up Visa Program, founded in 2013. supplied Yung Wu is a serial entrepreneur and the former chief executive of MaRS...

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Yung Wu

The protests in Iran bear echoes of past uprisings. But this time, they feel different

People block a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. MAHSA/AFP/Getty Images Dennis Horak was Canada’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia and...

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Dennis Horak

The AI arms race in the job market

Job seekers are increasingly using AI to write applications, while employers are using AI to screen applications. Jenny Kane/The Associated Press...

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As Iran cracks down on protesters again, the world cannot be silent

Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin on Saturday in support of the protests in Iran against the country's government. Ebrahim...

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Shirin Ebadi

This will be the real test of Mark Carney’s visit to China

Vina Nadjibulla is vice-president of research and strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with...

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Vina Nadjibulla

Why Canada should make a bid to host the United Nations headquarters

The United Nations flag waves on the top of a UN building in Geneva, Switzerland. Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press Mark Raymond is the Wick...

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Mark Raymond

Ottawa is dangling money for American researchers. But what about our own?

The McGill University campus in Montreal. Between 2011 and 2019, researchers per 1,000 people employed in Canada dropped from eighth in the OECD to...

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John Turley-Ewart