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The next leap forward: Clean air for Canadians

The technician is a woman who is directing a long, tapered tube into a small clear vial. She’s in a white protective covering with lilac-coloured rubber gloves.

Why Canada needs a “deep prevention” approach to pandemic preparedness

A nurse is holding the arm of a young blond girl in a clinic while another adult looks on. 

Education has an important role to play in overcoming vaccine hesitancy

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

Birth tourism has doubled since the pandemic lull

Classifying risk to prepare for disruptive threats

The man is holding open the door to the clinic, which has a row of tall windows framed in black. Above them a yellow sign with black letters says “COVID, Cold and Flu Vaccine Clinic, Region of Peel, working with you.” The building is a deep blue. The man is white with short black hair and a pale-blue mask over his mouth. He is wearing a black jacket, black pants and black shoes.

Bridging faith and public health to overcome vaccine hesitancy

Seen from the side of a length of rail line, the locomotive is yellow with an illustration of a waving American flag painted on its side.

A new trade policy for the “geopolitical turn”

Une femme vue de dos travaille sur un ordinateur portable sur une table en bois, entourée de papiers et de deux cahiers.

Prepare to give workers more say in back-to-office plans: survey

Non-profits were tested by COVID-19 but proved resilient

Cars, trucks and RV trailers wait in adjacent lanes to pass in front of white four-sided tents with workers wearing fluorescent yellow and orange safety vests. A police car sits nearby, with two officers.

The unexamined implications of Canada’s pandemic-related interprovincial barriers

Female and male scientists working on Computers In a modern laboratory with various shelves, beakers, chemicals and other equipment visible.

Science diplomacy should not just be part of trade promotion

Alongside a four-story brick building, a glass-enclosed structure sits on concrete paving stones. Inside it is a glass coffee table and three chairs, and several of the glass panels are open. Next to it is a small open-air tent with a table and four chairs, along with a third sun umbrella nearby. Next to all three is a grassy area, with a high-rise building at the end of the property.

In crisis policy-making for long-term care, families’ and residents’ input must be central

Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes

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Canada’s top bureaucrat nudges public service toward hybrid office

Data sharing should not be an afterthought in digital health innovation

A woman sits on a sofa and leaning forward, hands clasped, speaking with a person sitting opposite her with a clipboard and pen in hand.

The urgent need for mental health-care supports

La liberté universitaire est plus exigeante que la liberté d’expression

Post-mortem needed on problems with COVID Alert app

People, some sitting, some standing, sport light-blue masks during a stop at a station.

COVID-19 responses were always going to be inequitable

Top bureaucrat urges summer test drive of hybrid public service workforce

“Sleeping rough” is a problem that needs tailored homelessness solutions

A woman speaks with a young boy sitting at a table with a tiny toy truck, a stuffed animal, colour pencils and sheets of paper in front of him.

Taking care of the care workers

Several people carrying Canadian flags during a protest.

The Emergencies Act under scrutiny

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