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In the age of Trump, it’s time to think about the unthinkable

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No, Canada is not selling out to Beijing

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Andrew Coyne

Does the Vancouver Art Gallery have a new controversy on its hands?

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Gary Mason

Universities face a financial crisis. The key to survival is the scholar-entrepreneur

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Peter Zhang

Why does Canada need to make cars anyway? Let’s repurpose the industry

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James Arnett

Carney calls for resistance in a world of ravenous powers

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Campbell Clark

A corrosion of leadership in Calgary

Stranded cars on the Trans-Canada Highway from a reported water main break in Calgary in December. 2025. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail The big pipe...

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The advent of powerful weight-loss drugs is promising, but not a cure for all that ails us

Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs are being touted as helpful for seemingly every condition under the sun, but we need to pump the brakes a bit,...

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André Picard

Trump is on a collision course with credit rating agencies. This may get ugly

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Yali N’Diaye

Carney’s China deal isn’t a sign of confidence in Canada’s auto sector

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Campbell Clark

On our sovereignty, Canada must assume Trump will pursue the riskiest, dumbest path possible

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Robyn Urback

Canada’s big banks have a new enemy: retirees

We must let banks get on with the business of banking, writes John Turley-Ewart. Chris Wattie/Reuters John Turley-Ewart is a contributing columnist...

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John Turley-Ewart

Raising taxes too much actually garners less revenue. Who knew?

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California delivers his State of the State address at the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 8. MAX WHITTAKER/The New York Times...

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Gus Carlson

The meaning of patriotism in Hong Kong is on trial

People light candles at a vigil in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2020, after the annual remembrance for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown...

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Rowena He

We mustn’t lose sight of Canada’s education reputation on the world stage

International students often have different interpretations of global events, enriching the classroom experiences of their Canadian counterparts in...

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Roseann O’Reilly Runte

Canada must stand with Europe in its defence of Greenland if we know what’s good for us

A man stands on a street on the day of the meeting between top U.S. officials and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, in Nuuk,...

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Fen Osler Hampson

The tectonic shift of long-term higher interest rates

In its last interest rate decision of 2025, the Bank of Canada signalled it was done with cuts for the foreseeable future. Consider this your cue...

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Canadian kids will feel the fallout from RFK Jr.’s slashing of routine vaccines

Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and a clinical researcher in Toronto. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during...

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Iris Gorfinkel

It is time to invoke the NATO Treaty’s Article 4

A Danish soldier walks in front of Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland on Friday. Marko Djurica/Reuters Paul Meyer is a fellow in international...

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Paul Meyer

Canada can offer comfort to Ukrainians with a path to permanent residency

Pedestrians walk along darkened streets in Kyiv following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that caused blackouts on Jan. 13. GENYA...

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John Weston

Mad King Trump would break the world to gain Greenland

A woman waves a Greenlandic flag as people attend a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that the Arctic island be ceded to the...

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Campbell Clark

The Sunday Editorial: Mark Carney walks a fine line on China

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his pivot toward China, a necessary move given the economic provocations and disruptions of U.S. President...

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The declining social good of social media

Governments must go after social media platforms like X that allow users to create lewd pictures because these companies won't do it on their own....

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What my sister Ellen taught me about dignity and the importance of being seen

Harvey Max Chochinov is a distinguished professor of psychiatry specializing in palliative care at the University of Manitoba, and a senior...

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Harvey Max Chochinov

Trump and Europe are at each other’s throats. What does it mean?

From left: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkey's President Recep...

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Tim Sebastian

Politicians have no place telling police how to do their jobs

Toronto police officers look on as people take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Nov. 29, 2025. Doug Ives/The Canadian Press The...

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Marcus Gee

A warning to Canada: Self-driving taxis won’t be a traffic cure-all, and they ignore the real disease

A Waymo driverless taxi is shown driving in Los Angeles, Jan. 13, 2026. Mike Blake/Reuters Peter D. Norton is associate professor in the Department...

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Peter D. Norton

Public transit can anchor us in an evolving shared urban fabric

A test train sits at Sloane Station on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5) in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2025. GABRIEL HUTCHINSON/The Globe and Mail...

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Craig Sklenar

Will preferential access for foreign automakers really work?

A Honda plant in Alliston, Ont., in 2024. The Globe and Mail reported on Saturday that Canada plans to give preferential market access to foreign...

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Nicolas Lamp

It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks at dinner hosted by the Canada-China Business Council in Beijing, China on Friday. Sean Kilpatrick/The...

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Shannon Proudfoot