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Opinion

'As a queer, trans and Afro-Indigenous woman, I believed that I could never be a representative of Black liberation'

Ottawa

The Trudeau WE testimony: What, you wanted a micromanager?

Health

Coronavirus in Canada: These charts show how our fight to 'flatten the curve' is going

Opinion

'We’re trying to build a new kind of society that has never existed before'

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Ottawa

The WE scandal and Justin Trudeau's testimony: A primer

The Prime Minister took questions from MPs on the Commons finance committee. Here's what you need to know about Parliament's midsummer fireworks display.

Latest on Coronavirus

The Cargill meat packing plant in Schuyler, Neb., is seen on July 8, 2008 (CP/AP, Nati Harnik)

The Cargill meat packing plant in Schuyler, Neb., is seen on July 8, 2008 (CP/AP, Nati Harnik)

Opinion

Can we please pass on the slaughter this year?

American tourist boat Maid Of The Mist, limited to 50% occupancy under New York state's rules amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), glides past a Canadian vessel limited under Ontario's rules to just six passengers, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada July 21, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

American tourist boat Maid Of The Mist, limited to 50% occupancy under New York state's rules amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), glides past a Canadian vessel limited under Ontario's rules to just six passengers, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada July 21, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Canada

The Maid of the Mist, coronavirus and America's ship of fools

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Health

How anti-vaxxers could disrupt the cure for the COVID-19 pandemic

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on next to French President Emmanuel Macron during an EU summit in Brussels on July 20, 2020 (JOHN THYS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on next to French President Emmanuel Macron during an EU summit in Brussels on July 20, 2020 (JOHN THYS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Opinion

A continent divided by the pandemic

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Systemic Racism

Clockwise from bottom left: Liz Ikiriko, Karina Vernon, Máiri McKenna Edwards, Kara Stewart-Agostino, and Melanie Carrington. (Photograph by Gillian Mapp)

Clockwise from bottom left: Liz Ikiriko, Karina Vernon, Máiri McKenna Edwards, Kara Stewart-Agostino, and Melanie Carrington. (Photograph by Gillian Mapp)

Opinion

'I don’t care whether All Lives Matter is said in ignorance—it's just another example of racism'

Téa Mutonji with her sister, Ornella (Nella) Mutonji

Téa Mutonji with her sister, Ornella (Nella) Mutonji

Before You Go

Dear sister: 'I wonder if my silence played a hand in your suffering'

‘We can’t afford to blow this moment,’ Bailey says of the push brought on by Floyd’s death (Photograph by Kwaku Kufuor)

‘We can’t afford to blow this moment,’ Bailey says of the push brought on by Floyd’s death (Photograph by Kwaku Kufuor)

Sports

Listen to Donovan Bailey

Lewis is the first-ever woman of colour to be seeking the Conservative leadership (Photograph by Dimitri Aspinall)

Lewis is the first-ever woman of colour to be seeking the Conservative leadership (Photograph by Dimitri Aspinall)

Politics

‘I don’t hide who I am’: Leslyn Lewis's pitch to conservative voters

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LATEST ON POLITICS

Trudeau appears as a witness via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee on July 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Trudeau appears as a witness via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee on July 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Ottawa

Three key takeaways from Justin Trudeau's testimony

The Prime Minister's appearance to explain his latest ethics scandal revealed conflicting priorities, and that chaos is still possible in Canadian politics

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

The CERB gave Rennie the financial support and time she needed to plan a new business (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

The CERB gave Rennie the financial support and time she needed to plan a new business (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

Economy

Has enthusiasm for the CERB paved the way for a universal basic income?

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Canada

Jason Kenney reaches for economic heights with a race to the bottom

The unemployed and homeless line up for food in New York City during the Great Depression (Bettmann/Getty Images)

The unemployed and homeless line up for food in New York City during the Great Depression (Bettmann/Getty Images)

Economy

Canada needs a plan to rebuild itself. Let the transformation begin.

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Economy

CERB extension delays tough questions for workers hurt by COVID-19

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Education

Evelyn Asiedu uses the Orbitrap mass spectrometer to view data for her research at the University of Alberta. (Courtesy of Evelyn Asiedu)

Evelyn Asiedu uses the Orbitrap mass spectrometer to view data for her research at the University of Alberta. (Courtesy of Evelyn Asiedu)

Opinion

Canadian universities must collect race-based data

Scarpazza, 26, was working as a paramedic when he decided he wanted to become a doctor (photograph by Sarah Dea)

Scarpazza, 26, was working as a paramedic when he decided he wanted to become a doctor (photograph by Sarah Dea)

Education

How to train for your dream job by being in two places at once

A diligent students works at home. (iStock)

A diligent students works at home. (iStock)

Education

Why learning from home is an unlikely training ground for a post-pandemic world

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian of graduating class of 2020, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian of graduating class of 2020, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Education

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian for U of T's medical school, gives her address

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(Photograph by Jennifer Roberts)

(Photograph by Jennifer Roberts)

Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is remapping childhood—and the effects may linger

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

World

The doomed 30-year battle to stop a pandemic

Demonstrators in Washington gather outside the White House to protest the death of George Floyd (Dee Dwyer)

Demonstrators in Washington gather outside the White House to protest the death of George Floyd (Dee Dwyer)

Opinion

Letters to America from Black Canadians

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Economic analysis

Coronavirus plunges Canada's economy into the abyss

"Stay Home" is displayed on a sign over an empty road in Toronto, on March 25, 2020. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

"Stay Home" is displayed on a sign over an empty road in Toronto, on March 25, 2020. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Society

Quarantine nation: Inside the lockdown that will change Canada forever