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Canada speaks of freshwater as though abundance were guaranteed. It is not. Water sustains our communities, ecosystems, farms, industries, and...
OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces were subjected to an onslaught of baseless insults from United States President Donald Trump and a...
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." It is that old saying that could apply when it comes to the modern...
United States President Donald Trump says his country’s seizure of Venezuelan oil reserves should put “Canada on notice.” If Canadians weren’t...
LONDON, U.K.—“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. “The science leaves no...
Last week, Alberta implemented a dual-practice health care model, creating parallel private and public systems and inviting doctors to spend less time...
As the old saying goes, political leaders are there to solve problems, not create new ones. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider....
How do we preserve what’s most important to us as a country? To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...
For more than a month, wildfires have been raging in many parts of Canada. These fires are made worse by climate change, resulting in rising insurance...
It’s time to prepare ourselves for what comes next in the trade battle with the United States. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...
HALIFAX—When it comes to the calamitous tenure of the worst president in United States history, all the world is facing the same question: is...
OTTAWA—Admittedly, the rhetoric and threats generated by United States President Donald Trump's punitive trade tariffs have gotten out of...
The federal government is responding at speed, mobilizing capital to build major national projects to support economic growth and sovereignty. This...
Canada’s announced withdrawal from almost all United Nations peacekeeping operations is receiving much deserved c... To keep reading, subscribe and...
Canada is once again in the middle of a trade war with the United States. Tariffs, retaliation, and negotiations dominate the headlines. Governments...
Doctors and pollsters expect an honest answer to the common greeting, “How are you?” It asks about feelings. Economists, however, want to know...
As elected representatives take their seats on Parliament Hill this month, they return to a political environment where, in many cases, it’s become...
It’s understandable that much of the focus in Canada-United States trade talks has been on protecting traditional industries—autos and auto parts,...
TORONTO—There is nothing wrong with Prime Minister Mark Carney making frequent trips to Europe. The Europeans are clearly as alarmed about the state...
OAKVILLE, ONT.—On the TV show The Simpsons, when nuclear power-plant owner Montgomery Burns hatches a mad plan to blot out the sun, his employee,...
I received a pamphlet from my MLA recently. In this pamphlet, he reminded us that Alberta became a province in 1905 and then mentioned how for the...
Trying to compare Iran and Canada may seem strange. We are a liberal democracy. Iran is a theocratic state. Our political systems, values, and visions...
Canadians are currently sending a message to their American neighbours: we’re not going to take it. And that message has domestic tendrils for...
When I started university in 2024, my professors were adamant about keeping artificial intelligence out of the classroom. This stance seemed...
LONDON, U.K.—Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying “I told you so” is always rude, but rules are made to be broken. On...
CHELSEA, QUE.—This is no time for nit-pickers—a message Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a handful of...
OTTAWA—Transparency can become the last refuge of rogues and scoundrels. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a...
OTTAWA—Last week, I tried to unwrap the implications of the trade war between Canada and the United States. Of course, this focused on two G7...
CALGARY—The British Columbia Conservative caucus is spinning out of control. In August, the provincial party lost seven MLAs, weeks into the tenure...
Another stalled trade negotiation with the United States brings Canadians back to the new path they started to trek more than a year ago: trade...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is building big, and United States President Donald Trump can tariff whatever the fuck he wants—Canada will not bend...
LONDON, U.K.—On Aug. 30, a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its permanent...
Foreign Minister Anita Anand recently posted on X that "Canada advises businesses not to participate in activities that directly or indirectly...
In the political world, sometimes being lucky is as important as being smart. If one is both, then, as they say, the world’s your oyster. The...
How can a pharmacy in Nova Scotia help ease a global challenge? To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...
In wanting to access medical assistance in dying, I’m not “taking the easy way out” as it has so elegantly been put. I've lived most of my...
The Yukon Residential School Missing Children Project is apolitical and managed by First Nations. It is not managed by the federal government. The...
Canada is moving quickly to embrace artificial intelligence, which offers real opportunities to improve productivity and modernize public services....
The collapse of Canada-United States trade negotiations marks more than another escalation in a tariff dispute. It confirms that the assumptions...
OAKVILLE, ONT.—You know a political ideology is getting too extreme when its adherents take aim at popular holidays. To keep reading, subscribe and...
Prime Minister Mark Carney directed his team to walk away from trade talks on Aug. 21 after Canadian negotiators said the United States' proposed...
OTTAWA—Culture is on the front burner for the first time in modern trade negotiations. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider....
TORONTO—The unwanted trade war with the United States is still in early days, and no one knows what an unhinged President Donald Trump might do...
HALIFAX—What on earth has happened to the United States? Canadians have been long-time admirers of so much of what America represents. We have...
The zeitgeist for Canadian consumers to buy Canadian-made products is still alive and well today. What may have started as a response to United States...
After trade negotiations between Canada and the United States broke down on Aug. 21—due to last-minute demands by American negotiators aimed at...
Canada’s "trade war" with the United States, ignited on Aug. 21 when Prime Minister Mark Carney To keep reading, subscribe and become a...
The zeitgeist for Canadian consumers to buy Canadian-made products is still alive and well today. What may have started as a response to United States...
Historian J.L. Granatstein recently argued that Canada already has enough trained personnel to help rebui... To keep reading, subscribe and become a...
The historic announcement of a nearly $70-billion clean-energy package for Labrador was delivered, ... To keep reading, subscribe and become a...