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With Marine Le Pen banned from running, France’s 2027 presidential race has blown up

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Konrad Yakabuski

La fin d’une époque

Les relations entre Barack Obama et Stephen Harper n’ont jamais été très chaleureuses. Le président américain démocrate et le premier ministre...

30.03.2025 9

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Trump officials’ ally-bashing on Signal shows why we have no choice but to boost defence spending

28.03.2025 9

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This election is shaping up as a battle for the country’s soul

27.03.2025 10

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Comment Pierre Poilievre «a échappé le ballon»

Qui l’eût cru ? Après avoir dominé dans les sondages pendant près de deux ans, au point qu’on ne parlait presque plus que de l’ampleur de...

23.03.2025 10

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Mark Carney turns the page on Justin Trudeau’s postnational Canada

21.03.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s chaotic governance could sound populism’s death knell across the West

20.03.2025 9

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A chance to make Mount Royal what it was always meant to be

14.03.2025 10

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Donald Trump has deprived Quebec sovereigntists of their strongest argument

13.03.2025 10

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Disconnected Democrats look doomed as the Trump rampage continues

07.03.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s fantasy-based fiscal policy is a disaster in the making

06.03.2025 10

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The Macron-Trump bromance may be the key to securing a durable peace in Ukraine

28.02.2025 10

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Will Mark Carney’s weak French be his Achilles’ heel in Quebec?

27.02.2025 5

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Il est minuit moins une pour CBC/Radio-Canada

Depuis 2015, on a vu passer quatre ministres du Patrimoine canadien, dont Pablo Rodriguez, qui a occupé ce poste à deux reprises entre 2018 et 2019...

23.02.2025 10

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Mark Carney’s muddled fiscal messaging needs some work

21.02.2025 7

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Europe’s dithering on Ukraine allowed Trump to fill the void

20.02.2025 4

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Next up on Trump’s list: Breaking Canada’s bank oligopoly

14.02.2025 10

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With Trump’s return and the rise of Europe’s far right, the West is getting closer to a repeat of history

13.02.2025 10

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Trump’s preposterous Gaza plan may aim to get Arab countries to step up

07.02.2025 4

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Trump may upend politics, but he cannot defy the laws of economics

04.02.2025 6

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Can Mark Carney make Canada work again?

Mark Carney speaks during his Liberal leader campaign launch in Edmonton, on Jan. 16. JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press In his farewell speech as Bank...

01.02.2025 8

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With Louvre makeover, Macron makes a long-term bet on French soft power

30.01.2025 10

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L’homme à battre

Si Chrystia Freeland avait démissionné du Conseil des ministres de Justin Trudeau à la fin de 2023, plutôt qu’à la fin de 2024, elle aurait...

26.01.2025 3

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Supreme Court ruling on secularism law could land like a bomb in Quebec

24.01.2025 5

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For clues on tariffs, look to Trump’s choices for top economic posts

23.01.2025 4

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Carney and Freeland are perfect foils for Poilievre’s populism

17.01.2025 10

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Trump’s tariffs are the price Canada must pay for freeriding on defence

16.01.2025 7

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To avoid decimation, the Liberals likely need a leader from Quebec

09.01.2025 9

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Poilievre will need a new playbook as the Liberals pull their quarterback

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a media availability on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 30, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian...

07.01.2025 5

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Le malaise canadien

Si, en ce début de 2025, l’ère politique de Justin Trudeau semble tirer à sa fin, l’heure est au bilan de celui qui a commencé son règne en...

05.01.2025 3

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The MAGA immigration fight exposes fault lines in Donald Trump’s coalition

It was only a matter of time before fault lines began to emerge in the unholy alliance between Silicon Valley latecomers to the MAGA party and the...

03.01.2025 3

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What Trump’s expansionist designs on Canada, Greenland and Panama all have in common

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm...

01.01.2025 2

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Que la course commence!

En octobre dernier, lorsqu’une vingtaine de députés libéraux ont signé une lettre demandant la démission de Justin Trudeau, Chandra Arya n’a...

29.12.2024 5

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Burying the corpse: Who needs the CBC any more?

As CBC/Radio-Canada prepares to welcome a new president in January, the fate of the embattled public broadcaster has never been more in doubt....

27.12.2024 4

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Courir à la défaite

À son entrée en politique fédérale, en 2013, Chrystia Freeland se voyait déjà comme une future ministre des Finances. L’ancienne journaliste...

22.12.2024 3

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Assad’s reign of terror in Syria is finally over. What took so long?

A month ago, few would have predicted the imminent fall of Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian dictator had survived more than a decade of attempts by...

19.12.2024 6

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After decades of rancour, can Quebec and Newfoundland finally become friends?

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding...

14.12.2024 9

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Le 51e État

Cela s’appelle l’ironie du sort. En 2015, fraîchement élu comme premier ministre fédéral, Justin Trudeau qualifiait le Canada de « premier État...

08.12.2024 4

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France’s political system has hit a wall, and Emmanuel Macron is to blame

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a statement to the press with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a meeting at the Elysee Palace...

06.12.2024 10

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L’inspiration albertaine

La première ministre de l’Alberta, Danielle Smith, est encore une fois montée aux barricades cette semaine pour s’élever contre les ingérences du...

01.12.2024 2

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Does Canada have an obligation to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on an ICC warrant?

A man carries a placard with the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as people attend a protest march in support of the hostages...

29.11.2024 4

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Canada must put up or shut up on defence spending

A Canadian Forces Leopard 2A4 tank displays it's firepower on the firing range at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., in September, 2012. David...

28.11.2024 10

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La revanche des «bros»

En septembre dernier, la firme torontoise Environics a sondé les Canadiens sur les élections américaines alors à venir. Sans surprise, la...

16.11.2024 2

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Quebec sovereigntists are on a roll. Could Canada be facing another unity crisis?

Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon walks to a news conference on Oct. 28, 2024 at the legislature in Quebec City. Jacques...

15.11.2024 6

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Will Trump regret making Marco Rubio his secretary of state?

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13 in Washington, DC. Just how Mr. Rubio...

14.11.2024 5

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Le grand retour

Depuis son arrivée au pouvoir, il y a maintenant neuf ans, Justin Trudeau a vu passer trois élections présidentielles américaines, soit plus que...

09.11.2024 2

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Note to Democrats: Less finger-pointing, more soul-searching

U.S. Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters as she walks off stage after speaking at Howard University...

08.11.2024 4

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Trump’s spectacular comeback was fuelled by America’s angst

Supporters of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump show their support on Election Day near his residence at the...

06.11.2024 3

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Se faire rouler dans la farine

Vers la fin des années 1980, les étoiles semblaient alignées pour que le Canada se dote d’un train à grande vitesse (TGV) pour remplacer le service...

02.11.2024 4

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Whether it’s Trump or Harris, U.S. foreign policy is headed into uncharted territory

Even more than is usual, this U.S. presidential election has the entire world on edge. The result will either be a return to the “America First”...

01.11.2024 4

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