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Foregin Policy

Duterte’s ICC trial tests Canada’s foreign policy

OpinionBY JESS AGUSTIN, PATRICIA LISSON

• As Canada looks to expand military and economic ties with Manila, Ottawa has announced new defence co-operation with the Marcos government even as drug-war killings, political repression, and a corruption scandal engulf the country

Duterte’s ICC trial tests Canada’s foreign policy

OpinionBY JESS AGUSTIN, PATRICIA LISSON

• As Canada looks to expand military and economic ties with Manila, Ottawa has announced new defence co-operation with the Marcos government even as drug-war killings, political repression, and a corruption scandal engulf the country

Anita Anand’s India challenge: engage without enabling

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Accountability needed after forged documents used to smear journalist and compromise House committee

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

China-Canada relations: setting sail toward a brighter future

OpinionBY WANG DI

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Here’s the best Canadian strategy on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s potentially illegal global tariffs

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Middle East experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but see little role for Canada to play

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide

OpinionBY LAUREN RAVON, BUSHRA KHALIDI

• There are still so many economic and diplomatic levers that Canada can pull to pressure Israel to end the carnage in Gaza.

Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide

OpinionBY LAUREN RAVON, BUSHRA KHALIDI

• There are still so many economic and diplomatic levers that Canada can pull to pressure Israel to end the carnage in Gaza.

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Foreign policy is all about self-interest

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Gaza: the 20-point plan

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Africa is rising, and a generational budget is on the table. Canada must deliver

OpinionBY ANTHONY SALLOUM

Canada’s moves on procurement overshadowed as the U.S. prepares for war against its citizens

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Carney has no choice but go global to save face for Canada

OpinionBY ADAM CHAPNICK

AGRICULTURE

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

School food advocates hopeful program will survive fall budget cuts, but say Ontario falling short of ‘all in’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Biotechnology

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada at risk of collateral damage in U.S. drug pricing war

OpinionBY ANNETTE ROBINSON

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Canada has not spoken to South Koreans about building new submarines at home, says embassy

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada’s underutilized Arctic radar advantage

OpinionBY PIERRE LEBLANC

Turning commitments into capability: the need for industrial strategies

OpinionBY MIKE MUELLER

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Environment

Canada needs an agenda to end pollution from toxics and plastics

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER, ELAINE MACDONALD

Chimps, war, and us 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The climate is changing faster than Canada’s infrastructure—ignoring it is not fiscally responsible

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

A critical moment for the climate emergency, and a green infrastructure deficit

OpinionBY NDP MP JENNY KWAN

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FINANCE

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Liberal government’s decision to deliver all future budgets in the fall is significant

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

The battery that can supercharge Canada’s economic future

OpinionBY MERRAN SMITH, JUSTIN RANGOONI

Federal funding out of touch with Indigenous realities

OpinionBY JOCELYN FORMSMA, TRISTAN NUGENT

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Fisheries and oceans

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

OpinionBY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER

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health

Recent health spending comes from Trudeau era, but fits with current Liberal focus on health prevention, lowering costs, consultants say

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health

OpinionBY LHAMO DOLKAR, DORIS GRINSPUN

Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

OpinionBY IRVING GOLD

The agreeable ghost: why AI’s quick fix is destroying our emotional resilience

OpinionBY LEESA RENéE HALL

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Industry and Manufacturing

For drones, do like the Nordics and the Brits

OpinionBY WESLEY WARK

Industry Canada’s annual plan projects $3.9-billion boost to budget by 2027-28

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Canada, Europe, and NATO: a renewed commitment to shared security

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR

The return of the wildcat strike?

OpinionBY CARLO FANELLI

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infrastructure and transport

Building more homes is a shared vision. Now we need the infrastructure to make it real

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

Nation-building starts with builders

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

Bill C-8’s moment of truth: draw the line on what’s ‘critical’

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

As digital transformation reshapes our world, our expectations for physical infrastructure must evolve

OpinionBY SHAUNA BRAIL

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innovation

Canada’s defence depends on its universities

OpinionBY BILL FLANAGAN

Climate collaboration with China serves Canada’s national interests

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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intergovernmental

The North: different by design, essential by nature

OpinionBY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PREMIER R.J. SIMPSON

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

A peek into the Rock’s political race

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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justice

Bill C-3 corrects inequalities, brings Citizenship Act into compliance with the Charter

OpinionBY DON CHAPMAN

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 7, 2025

Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

OpinionBY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Labour & employment

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Get back into shop floors’ and contrast Carney’s ‘lurch to the right,’ say NDP leadership hopefuls of party’s path forward 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The price tag on housing-enabling infrastructure is prolonging our housing crisis

OpinionBY OLHA SOTSKA

Do Canadians need new houses, or new homes?

OpinionBY DAVID WATTERS, RYAN DESCHAMPS, RAHIM REZAIE

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Lobbying

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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natural resources and energy

Energy efficiency: unlocking Canada’s superpower potential

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE

LNG project marks the moment to fulfill Canadian potential

OpinionBY KANJI YAMANOUCHI

Trans Mountain pipeline tolls could leave feds on the hook for billions in further costs

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

Local progress on energy, Arctic security must survive federal cuts

OpinionBY LYNNE COUVES

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Women, Gender and Diversity

When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada

OpinionBY MALINDA SMITH

Why are Canadian political leaders so complacent about our poor performance on women’s representation in politics?

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

Is PM Carney abandoning women, girls, and queer people in his austerity agenda?

OpinionBY FAE JOHNSTONE

Gender equality week should be a wake-up call for Canadian leaders

OpinionBY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW, ALEXANDRA STANTE

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Indigenous Relations

Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

OpinionBY SHIMI KANG

Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Mark Carney and a call for meaningful reconciliation

OpinionBY CODY GROAT

Message to Carney: the safety of Indigenous women and girls is in the national interest

OpinionBY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN

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Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

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The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

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