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Pothole in a Montreal's street.

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

A baseball diamond in the foreground with a chemical plant in the background.

Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

A worker in a white helmet stands on scaffolding near the support beams for a roof.

How Build Canada Homes can build affordable housing fast

An ice-packed inlet with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Northern cable security is becoming a test of Canada’s Arctic readiness

Mark Carney photographed in profile with an old Canadian Pacific train in the background. The word “Canadian” appears in front of him.

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

A medical practitioner going over medical information with a patient in an examination room.

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

Multi-coloured shipping containers on a narrow river with crane installations along the shore.

Fortress North America is replacing free trade in Canada’s lexicon

Typewriter with the words “Letter to the Editor” typed on a sheet of paper.

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

Quebec stands alone in the defence of provincial powers

A colourful long wall is made up of many black-framed squares showing images of people and things.

The missing voices at AI conferences

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

Blue-tinted illustration showing a laptop surrounded by icons depicting the cloud, bar charts, and a notepad and pen.

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

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