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A half dozen people line up in front of a table as a woman explains something.

Alberta’s separation from Canada would be illegal

The bow of a ship cutting through iceflows in the twilight Arctic waters.

Why does the U.S. support Chinese interests in the Arctic?

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What Ottawa can do to protect Canadians from cybercrime

A woman holds a sign during a protest against Bill 21 that reads, “For secularism, against discrimination.”

What kind of society does Quebec want after François Legault?

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Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

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Canadian scientific innovation requires global engagement to have impact

Four of the Supreme Court justices sitting at the bench in their red robes.

Why regional representation still matters on the Supreme Court of Canada

An immense dragline operates with a coal-powered generating station in the background. Smoke is coming out of a stack into a grey sky.

Canada missing opportunities to build community resilience amid global realignment

Black public servants locked in three-year legal battle with Ottawa with no end in sight

Graham Flack leaves the public service after three decades at the centre of Canadian history

Provinces need to learn to share lessons as the need for home care and long-term care ramps up

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Catherine Luelo named clerk’s adviser on digital transformation

Where has the last five years’ growth in Quebec’s tax revenues come from?

Quebec and Ottawa must aim for balanced budgets

Quebec’s move to force teaching French at McGill and Concordia could have dire consequences

Canadians sharply more dissatisfied with direction of country at end of 2023

Boxing week sales should remind us of garment workers’ fight for a living wage

A closeup of a computer screen on an unidentified pornography site.

Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?

A clearer right-to-repair picture emerges in Canada, but uncertainties remain

Health-care accounts could help control costs

Aerial view of the city showing a district with skyscrapers, multi-lane streets and green spaces.

Canada should “de-risk” from China by updating its foreign-investment screening

Bolder action is needed from Canada to prevent global plastic waste dumping

Birth tourism is rising again post-pandemic

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Government leadership in flood protection is overdue

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