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Intergovernmental

Inuktut becomes first Indigenous language spoken in Canada available on Google Translate

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

• ITK President Natan Obed says the inclusion of Inuktut on the translation platform can empower Inuit to 'interact more fully in the digital world.'

Inuktut becomes first Indigenous language spoken in Canada available on Google Translate

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

• ITK President Natan Obed says the inclusion of Inuktut on the translation platform can empower Inuit to 'interact more fully in the digital world.'

Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Whither the centrist option?

OpinionBY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS

Far more still to be done for infrastructure in the Yukon

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN

Federal messaging, concerns bleed into campaigns as three provinces head to polls

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

The case for a high-speed train between Quebec and Ontario

OpinionBY ÉRIC BLAIS

Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

A remarkable Montreal ‘salon’ has endured five decades

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

• In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau's Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.

‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

• In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau's Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.

The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario

OpinionBY MATTHEW LAU

The Bloc’s byelection win signified little

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth

OpinionBY ÉRIC BLAIS

Sutcliffe blames federal hybrid-work model for capital’s transit woes as city’s commuters face service cuts

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Governing Liberals look to channel their inner opposition party as they go head-to-head against Conservatives in new fall session

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Annual premiers’ summer conference no longer lives up to original mission

OpinionBY GORD MCINTOSH

AGRICULTURE

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

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Biotechnology

Unlocking Canada’s greatest economic potential: life sciences

OpinionBY ALISON SYMINGTON, JASON FIELD

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

Harnessing the power of Canada’s growing biotechnology industry: a perspective from the West

OpinionBY STEPHANIE WILLERTH

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

Canadian politicians should get real about India

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

No matter how you slice it, the military’s numbers don’t add up

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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Environment

Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation

OpinionBY LUCY HARGREAVES, ED WHITTINGHAM

Canada must take action on imported monkeys

OpinionBY LISA JONES-ENGEL

We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Adaptation to climate change should be a non-partisan priority

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

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FINANCE

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Real estate nation: Canada’s biggest business sector scores low in the all-important area of economic productivity

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Time is running out for Canada to harmonize copyright for all music creators

OpinionBY LOU RAGAGNIN

Politics drives Poilievre’s support for OAS hike, sets the stage for future budget ‘trade-offs,’ say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Fisheries and oceans

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

N.L. minister slams feds for ‘total chaos and poor decision-making’ on fisheries file

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Fish fight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

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FOREIGN POLICY

We can end the global food crisis through collective action

OpinionBY MICHAEL MESSENGER, ANDY HARRINGTON, ELLY VANDENBERG

Netanyahu needs U.S. support to wage war on Iran

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

‘Complete apathy’ clouds feds’ pursuit of family reunification plan, say Sudanese Canadians

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Former Israeli PM and ex-Palestinian foreign minister’s blueprint for peace worth looking at

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

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health

National standards for urology needed as demand for procedures climbs

OpinionBY RICARDO RENDON

A prescription for progress: boosting Canada’s family doctors by 50 per cent

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, INDEPENDENT SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL

Q&A | What the heck is HERC, with Mark Holland

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Governments must remove barriers to improve access to mental health and substance use services

OpinionBY FLORENCE BUDDEN, ANTHONY ESPOSTI AND GLENN BRIMACOMBE

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Industry and Manufacturing

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Support zero-profit grocery stores to fight market failure in the food supply chain

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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infrastructure and transport

Without the necessary resources, it becomes harder for universities to stay competitive on the global stage

OpinionBY GABRIEL MILLER

The world needs more Canada—but can we deliver the goods?

OpinionBY PASCAL CHAN

Now is the time for Canada to assume its infrastructure responsibilities to First Nations

OpinionBY TYLER BALL

Shifting the focus from structural issues to immigration will not fix Canada’s housing crisis

OpinionBY HAORUI WU, PARTH BANSAL, SIYU RU, SZYMON PARZNIEWSKI

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innovation

Mission to Europa

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Meeting innovation challenges critical for a better future

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Are federal government measures supporting infrastructure sufficient?

OpinionBY RANJAN DATTA, MARGOT HURLBERT

Driving out deepfakes: Canada can lead on responsible AI innovation

OpinionBY PATRICK ROGERS

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justice

Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Fight over MAID shifts from Parliament back to the courts amid political stalemate

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

The cannabis excise duty rate: at least someone is making money

Opinion

Give peace a chance

OpinionBY KATHLEENA HENRICUS, CATHY HU, BAVAN PUSHPALINGAM, AND TERENCE D’SOUZA

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Labour & employment

Beyond buzzwords: we need more disabled voices in Canadian politics

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

Housing crisis requires more long-term infrastructure planning, say housing and construction experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Housing-enabling infrastructure: a key piece to solving the housing crisis puzzle

OpinionBY JANICE MYERS

The Liberal infrastructure record is nothing to be proud of

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

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Lobbying

Cannabis industry seeks change as part of profits go up in smoke under outdated tax regime: stakeholders

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Steel industry urges Ottawa to put ‘pedal to the floor’ regarding tariffs imposed on China imports

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Domestic EV market needs more support following tariff on Chinese-made vehicles, say advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Environmental group wants clean power regulations without delay, calls electricity sector concerns ‘scaremongering’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Canada’s false ‘solution’ for used nuclear fuel waste

OpinionBY WILLIAM LEISS

How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry

OpinionBY THOMAS GUNTON

Liberal resource leadership boils down to LN ‘Gee, I don’t know’

OpinionBY SVEN BIGGS

Nuclear stations in Russia-Ukraine war provide warnings for Canada

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Perinatal mental health strategy is a critical step

OpinionBY PATRICIA TOMASI

Reviving a dream for Canadian identity—no hyphens needed

OpinionBY SHINDER PUREWAL

Contraception and family planning are vital for people and the planet

OpinionBY CéLINE DELACROIX

Canada must seize the moment to address violence against women and girls globally

OpinionBY JEANNE SARSON, LINDA MACDONALD

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Indigenous Relations

‘It’s going to destroy everything we depend on’: visiting Indigenous delegation seeks to stop Canada-Ecuador trade talks

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Residential school denialism should be illegal

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

True reconciliation requires tangible, impactful change, writes Sudbury reader

Opinion

Vigil honours MMIWG on national day of action

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Exclusive lists

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

MPs not running in the next election

MPs not running in the next election

How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?

How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy