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A food economist’s case against public grocery stores
Food affordability remains a priority for many Canadians. This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government unveiled the spring economic up...
Where your money ends up after a scam
Once scammers successfully steal someone’s money, they need a place to stash it. So they are buying verified Canadian bank accounts in order...
Takeaways from the Liberals’ first economic update as a majority
The Liberals’ spring economic update lays out $54-billion in new spending over six years, including $6-billion towards boosting employment i...
The first Canadian effectively cured of HIV
Only 10 HIV patients worldwide are known to have achieved the milestone of being in prolonged remission. Soon, a Toronto patient will be par...
First, the Alberta health scandal. Then the surveillance began
It began with a whistle-blower alleging government interference in Alberta Health Services’ contracting process and its connections to a med...
INTERSECT/26: John Bolton on Canadian military defence
Globe columnist Andrew Coyne interviews former U.S. ambassador and national security adviser John Bolton at The Globe and Mail’s INTERSECT/2...
The Alberta government is accused of gerrymandering
The Alberta government is drawing controversy over electoral politics. They’re being accused of gerrymandering – the practice of redrawing v...
Drones and the future of Canada’s military industry
Robotics and drones are now leading the charge in modern warfare, reshaping battlefields in Ukraine and on the Strait of Hormuz. The Canadia...
The next step in Carney’s invest-in-Canada plan
The big sell is on. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has promised to raise $500-billion dollars of private investment over the next f...
Big changes in Ontario’s education system
Last week, Ontario introduced new legislation proposing sweeping changes to education in the province – from how school boards are managed,...
The violent incidents and menacing texts targeting waste giant GFL
For the last year and a half, the talk of construction sites and Bay Street was about a string of violent incidents targeting GFL , the wast...
Why Canadian movies are having a moment
Earlier this year, a report on domestic box office data for 2025 revealed that Canadian films brought in $13.9 million last year . Compared...
Who are the people hacking hackers?
Ransomware attacks have become more prominent in recent years, with major breaches of hospitals, like Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children i...
Mark Carney’s majority moment
More than a year after 2025’s federal election, the Liberal Party now has a majority government . Monday’s federal by-elections – a clean sw...
The future of free trade in North America
The deadline to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement – the agreement that governs free trade in North America, also known as the...
What you need to know about taxes as the CRA aims to improve
It’s tax season again, an often tedious time dreaded by many Canadians. But this tax season could be different . After ongoing concerns arou...
Iran’s power grows ahead of peace talks as Gulf remains on edge
On Friday, negotiators from the U.S., Israel and Iran are set to talk in Pakistan about the future of the war. The Gulf Arab states, who hav...
Groceries, airfare and EVs: the war is changing how we spend
After the U.S., Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday night , oil prices eased on Wednesday. Many details of the ceasefire remain...
Another crucial strait that could strangle the global economy
A lot of attention has been given to the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran’s closure in response to attacks by the U.S. and Israel. But another key...
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