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Four soldiers climbing snowy steps carrying gear from a boat.

Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America

Four soldiers in camouflage laying in dead grass firing weapons.

Universities can help solve the Canadian military’s mobilization problem

Stone façade of a building with two signs advertising a 4½ apartment for rent. One is an orange “For rent” sign; the other is a handwritten notice with details.

Escaping the housing trap: what the Carney budget reveals

A woman dealing with a pile of bills with a calculator photographed from above.

Canada’s new code to prevent economic abuse lacks teeth

A small group of reporters surrounds the chief with microphones outstretched toward her. They are standing in a clearing of a wooded area next to a metal electricity tower.

How to combat reconciliatory backsliding

Three men in blue coveralls stand side by side looking at machinery in the distance.

Shifting Canada’s postsecondary system to shape future growth

Two boys at a chalkboard covered in math problems.

AI in the classroom is here. A policy patchwork is failing Canadian students

Ontario Premier Doug Ford leads Prime Minister Mark Carney off stage to the right leave following an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

What return-to-office mandates mean for women in the workforce

Des taxes régressives… et progressistes!

Artificial intelligence + basic income = Canadian innovation

French as a condition of immigration: the CAQ’s new reform

A one-click citizenship oath isn’t the way to go

Four women talk in a nurses’ station, where four computers are set up, and paper notices are taped to the walls and windows, which are covered with blinds on the other side of the glass. The women are all masked. One looks at a computer; another has her hand on the first woman’s shoulder.

Panacea or peril? Assessing private clinics in Canadian health care

The little heart is fashioned out of plywood and is attached to a long piece of plastic with purple ribbons a couple of inches long hanging from it. The wooden piece would fit in the palm of your hand. The woman holding it has wraparound sunglasses and a white shirt. She’s standing in a row of women who are holding similar items. The mood is somber, with shadows and sunlight intermingling across the faces of the group.

Historic meeting of ministers needs to look at international human rights

Students sit in a classroom with a teacher standing in front of a large screen. The rows of seating are tiered. Some of the students are using laptops.

Ontario needs to better protect international students

Brick, two-storey buildings stand behind a red and white sign for the college. Green grass, a couple small cedar hedges and several small trees with autumn-orange leaves surround the sign.

The case of McVety’s “university” has massive legal and constitutional implications

What was different about Ontario’s COVID-19 response

How federalism failed Canadian cities during COVID-19

La ligne rose est un meilleur projet que le REM de l’est

In a small room with blue walls, two simple hospital beds, two small windows, and a white sheet tacked to the wall, a woman lies with her eyes closes, head turned sideways, on a bed with a black mattress, her new baby resting on her tummy. She looks exhausted. A patterned cloth with browns, whites and black covers her midriff, with the baby on top of it. Her knees are up and her legs are bare. The midwife, a man, wears white rubber gloves as leans over to clean the baby.

Canada must prioritize midwifery as part of its development assistance

Smith stands in front of a row of large blue Alberta flags draped on their poles. She is holding a black plastic binder. She’s wearing a black jacket and a green shirt with a necklace.

Who would benefit from the UCP personal income tax proposal in Alberta?

Immigrant entrepreneurs need targeted support

Racial disparities are barriers to progress that can’t be ignored

How to create early childhood spaces: lessons from Quebec

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