A splintered political landscape heading into Quebec’s election
Quebec is facing a fractured political landscape ahead of its election today, with no single party polling higher than 30 per cent in the ru...
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Hockey Night in Canada without the NHL
Hockey Night in Canada is considered a Canadian cultural institution. For almost 75 years, it was broadcast on the CBC, accessible to any Ca...
The booze war within the trade war
In the trade war between the U.S. and Canada, alcohol has been a bargaining chip on both sides of the border. Early in 2025, Canadian premie...
In Her Defence: Police officer preys on vulnerable women
Officers at the Regina Police Service begin an internal investigation of one of their colleagues, and turn up a case larger and more complex...
Havana Syndrome: new allegation of Canadian spying
The Globe and Mail has learned that a Canadian diplomat was sharing intelligence with American spies in Havana and Canadians were using sate...
The new AI moment we’re in
After several reports of AI agents going rogue, calls for regulation of this technology have grown louder. And some of the people advocating...
He preyed on women using a police database. Then they found out
For years, Sgt. Robert Semenchuk, a Regina police officer, preyed on hundreds of vulnerable women using information from police databases. H...
What’s on and off the table at Trump and Xi’s meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington this week for his first official state visit to the U.S. in 11 years. A lot has changed since...
Liberal omnibus bill sparks outcry from unions, environmentalists
On Monday, the governing Liberals tabled their first bill of the new session of Parliament. Bill C-39, also called the Building Canada Stron...
Canada’s controversial system of equalization payments, explained
Canada has had a system of equalization payments for decades, where money collected by federal income taxes gets distributed to provinces wo...
A reality check on Canada’s future with the EU
Canada and the EU are working toward a more integrated partnership. As the relationship with the U.S. becomes increasingly less reliable, Ca...
Introducing In Her Defence: Breach of Trust
What happens when one of the “good guys” turns out to be a bad guy? The acclaimed true crime podcast series ‘In Her Defence’ returns with ’I...
The Canadian military is preparing for major conflicts
The Canadian Armed Forces is undergoing a generational change. From record investment and spending, to its most extensive re-organization in...
Airports, AI data centres and Carney’s ‘supercycle’ of investment
The Canada Investment Summit wrapped after two days of deals and announcements meant to spur more capital in the Canadian economy. This incl...
The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada
Albertans will head to the polls in just over a month, on Oct. 19, to vote in a referendum. There are 10 questions, but the one that’s garne...
The office is back (at least in Canada’s financial hub)
Headlines about vacant office buildings and deserted downtowns is old news. The return to office, in downtown Toronto especially, is back on...
Carney pitches Canada to the world’s biggest investors
Starting today, 300 big-money investors are descending upon Toronto to take part in the inaugural Canada Investment Summit. Prime Minister M...
The trade war has created a boom for lobbyists
Personal connections have always mattered when it comes to political lobbying, but as the trade war ramps up, and global interests try to in...
What the current bond market turmoil says about the economy
Scary bond market headlines – warnings of an impending financial crisis – have been in the news for weeks now thanks to a rise in U.S. Treas...
The trade war is heating up. So is foreign investment in Canada
With Canada’s countertariffs coming into effect on roughly $28-billion worth of U.S. goods on Tuesday, the trade war between Canada and the...