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Two stats from the survey: 61 per cent lack confidence in the ability of public servants to plan for the future. And: 67 per cent: Lack confidence in the ability of public servants to spend taxpayers’ money wisely.

Canadians not confident public service is prepared for the future

Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

Cyber and crypto security shield on futuristic screen technology background.

Canada should keep its data out of U.S. hands

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign at a podium is shown in front of the Alberta flag.

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

Carney stands smiling, hands in suit-pants pockets, in the cavernous space of a military transport aircraft. Around him are several men in khaki and camouflage uniforms.

Buy Canadian won’t cost us much. That’s the problem

Four workers dressed in yellow protective suits with goggles and white head coverings carry a coffin through a patch of short vegetation while a distressed woman looks on. They are all behind red caution tape.

The Ebola story: how risk becomes politics

Champagne raises a hand to the robot, which is made of metal but has a human form, while Desmarais looks on.

Canada doesn’t need AI independence. It needs exit plans for critical sectors

A hand holding a blue and pink sign saying “Protect trans kids!” with other signs out of focus in the fore and background.

The fight for trans rights is a women’s rights issue

It is too easy to make Quebec the villain

A Westjet flight soars while the Air Canada flight taxis on the ground with a snow-capped mountain in the background.

Trump’s tariff threats expose Canada’s internal monopoly problem

Albanese is standing next to a row of four draped flags, with two Aussie flags alternating with the Union Jack. He is smiling broadly as he looks to the right. His hands are folded in front of his chest. He wears a grey jacket and a white shirt with an open collar.

The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

Trump is smiling widely, lips closed, eyes nearly shut, as he stands at a podium with a bright blue backdrop. He is leaning to one side of the mic. He’s in a dark blue suit, pink tie, white shirt. ¬¬

Canada failed to heed the warning signs of key U.S. policy shift

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a black sweater looks back at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a cream coloured jacket and blouse while Justin Trudeau follows behind in a blue business suit.

The world must stand united against Donald Trump

An aerial view of dozens upon dozens of steel coils lined up in an outdoor lot.

Canada weighs bailouts as U.S. tariffs threaten businesses

Deux grues déchargent des conteneurs blancs marqués Maersk d'un cargo bleu sur un nouveau quai en béton bien rangé.

Why Canada must look beyond the U.S. to Africa’s economic boom

A “buy Canadian instead” sign is in front of a sign for many rows of “American liquor.”

To counter Trump’s tariff threats, we need to make ‘Buy Canada’ count

Close-up of a smartphone screen and a hand preparing to download the DeepSeek application.

DeepSeek: China’s AI challenges the West

As a new immigrant to Canada, I know it will survive Trump’s threats

Une femme âgée utilisant un déambulateur se fraye un chemin dans une allée avec des conserves. La femme porte un manteau d'hiver brun foncé jusqu'aux genoux.

Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

A worker clad in a white jumpsuit and hardhat sprays their gloved hand. The burnt-out remains of several vehicles and a neighbourhood are in the background. A line of barbeque propane tanks are maked with white Xs.

The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada

Close-up view of the face of U.S. President Donald Trump with a blurred background.

An institutional explanation for the Trump anomaly

Was the public inquiry into foreign interference worth the trouble?

A yellow police tape marks the edge of a crime scene with a blurry black police car, red and blue cruiser lights on, in the distance. The tape says “Police line. Do not cross” in thick black letters.

Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner

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