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Federal lending regulator red flags risk of residential floods and wildfire

In early 2026, the Intact Centre will publish a report documenting spikes in mental health related claims — including prescription drugs,...

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Blair Feltmate

Donald Trump just killed Alberta's pipeline dreams

Albertans love to accuse Justin Trudeau of trying to cripple their oil and gas industry. Now, Donald Trump might actually end up doing it — by...

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Max Fawcett

Tips for Carney on how to do business with a narcissistic ally

When your narcissist is just a bad friend or an annoying acquaintance, it’s easy enough to dump them. But there is no way out when you are leading...

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Adrienne Tanner

Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?

Over the holiday break,  Elon Musk’s chatbot generated — then publicly posted on X, formerly Twitter — images of kids and other people who hadn’t...

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Jimmy Thomson

How to (still) be a climate optimist

Being optimistic about the trajectory of climate change, and the pace of our response to it, has never been easy. In 2025, it might have become...

02.01.2026 10

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Max Fawcett

It’s time to abandon the ‘bridge fuel’ fantasy

In a November 4th column, Max Fawcett  argued that LNG's role as a "bridge fuel" has started "to wobble" because of changing technological and...

02.01.2026 2

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Nick Gottlieb

Canada's dependency on professional services firms is scandalous

Federal outsourcing expenditures climbed to yet another all-time high this year, rising from  an already record $20.8 billion last year to $23.1...

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Matt Malone