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Why did the Art Gallery of Ontario change its mind on acquiring Nan Goldin’s Stendhal Syndrome?
The bill would outlaw using personal data to determine what customers pay—a first in Canada
Ford’s Conservatives have spent the last eight years stripping the education system of resources
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We might not get The Terminator, but autonomous machines will disrupt life as we know it
Ottawa’s reluctance to fix the prime minister’s crumbling residence betrays a country afraid to invest in itself
Jeff Bezos is robbing the Washington Post of political bite. Our goal is to leave a mark
The books are seen as difficult and unrelatable. But there’s a reason they endure
A focus on criminality has echoes of the early immigration crackdown under Trump
I won’t abandon the controversial punctuation mark just to prove I’m human
After a freak fall, I’m rethinking the balance between independence and safety
The resentments, politics, and risks behind their push to leave Canada
We’re uber-connected and uber-tired. Turning things down has become an urgent skill
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
As the conflict drags on, it looks increasingly like the president is making it up as he goes
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In Egypt, the search for vanished political activists and dissidents can be its own form of torture
He speaks fluently about the global order. Canadians are missing that same clarity on rent, wages, and the cost of living
White-supremacist groups are getting armed. They’re also becoming more normalized
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Addiction cost me thousands in medical bills and hurt my relationship with my son
Is regime change worth the violence?
The animals gave the town a global reputation. Now it’s struggling to keep them away from its garbage
Polls show the prime minister’s popularity stretches far beyond the Liberal base
No logic, no evidence, no argument. Just words, from his head
Canada has entered a new era of mass shootings. The hope lies in how we respond
Two North Dakota dairies will house nearly the same number of cows as the entire province. That’s a lot of manure
Amid a global boom, the drug has become cheaper—and deadlier
A marathon debate in Parliament exposes Ottawa’s incoherence on the conflict
Kitimat is on track to house one of the world’s largest export facilities. But ocean waters are rising
Military exchanges and intelligence links mean Ottawa may be closer to the lethal strikes than it admits
Or just the most dangerous?
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Washington’s real aim in the Middle East is control, not liberation
Conflicts don’t always start with an invasion
Europe is debating a deterrent force less reliant on Washington. Should Ottawa take part?
The vintage garment commands big prices. But it’s tied to an ugly history
In the leadership race, Christine Fréchette pulls ahead of Bernard Drainville as the CAQ faces political collapse
There was satellite imagery, survivor testimony, and mass graves. Still, the world looked away from Sudan
The town’s only newspaper editor on accuracy, humanity, and exploitation
The questions that aren’t making it into the battlefield dispatches
We are building denser housing but no longer remember how to look out for each other
Canada’s former ambassador to Tehran on what Trump’s strikes change on the ground—and what they don’t
Courts ruled Ottawa overreached in handling the capital’s siege, leaving the law in limbo
What it felt like to surrender my subconscious to the new frontier of sleep science
What it felt like to surrender my subconscious to the new frontier of sleep science
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Saying I instead of we felt like learning a new language
Two middle powers seek common ground after a prolonged diplomatic rupture
Exploring agency, purpose, and belonging in action