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The multiverse theory, explained

Politics Insider

Quebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workers

Canada

First it took his mom. Then his dad. Then, finally, him. The story of a family stolen by COVID-19.

Vaxx Populi

COVID vaccines for children are almost here. How well have we protected the kids so far?

Avalynn Kwok, 4, puts on her face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 as her parents drop her off at Lynn Valley Elementary School for her first day of kindergarten, in North Vancouver, B.C. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Avalynn Kwok, 4, puts on her face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 as her parents drop her off at Lynn Valley Elementary School for her first day of kindergarten, in North Vancouver, B.C. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Vaxx Populi

COVID vaccines for children are almost here. How well have we protected the kids so far?

Vaxx Populi: The answer varies by province, but some jurisdictions could do a lot more when it comes to masking and rapid testing

News

Jasper, Canada (Denis Yankin/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Jasper, Canada (Denis Yankin/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Environment

Gordon Stenhouse, Grizzly whisperer, on humans sharing the world with bears

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit on Oct. 4, 2021. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit on Oct. 4, 2021. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)

Politics Insider

U.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in November

Brunt in the bicycle area of the Vancouver Police Department’s property room. (Photograph by Vishal Marapon)

Brunt in the bicycle area of the Vancouver Police Department’s property room. (Photograph by Vishal Marapon)

Society

Meet Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective

Alibay programmed NASA’s Perseverance rover to visit several sites on Mars, including the Jezero Crater, a dried-up lake bed (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS)

Alibay programmed NASA’s Perseverance rover to visit several sites on Mars, including the Jezero Crater, a dried-up lake bed (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS)

Science

A NASA engineer on Mars and life in the universe: 'It would be very lonely if it were only us'

Latest on COVID-19

Quebec's vaccine QR code system, in use at a fitness club. (Graham Hughes/CP)

Quebec's vaccine QR code system, in use at a fitness club. (Graham Hughes/CP)

Health

How do I get my vaccine passport? Where will I need to show it?

(Photograph by Ian Patterson; hair and makeup by GianLuca Orienti/Judy Inc; Wardrobe by Serena Vaz/Judy Inc; Prop styling by William Scott Christy/Judy Inc)

(Photograph by Ian Patterson; hair and makeup by GianLuca Orienti/Judy Inc; Wardrobe by Serena Vaz/Judy Inc; Prop styling by William Scott Christy/Judy Inc)

Society

The working class has had enough

Getting dressed. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)

Getting dressed. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)

Humour

Memos from the before time: How to get dressed, have small talk and enjoy happy hour

People pass by the sign of a COVID-19 immunization clinic in downtown Toronto, Canada, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Kamran Jebreili/AP/CP)

People pass by the sign of a COVID-19 immunization clinic in downtown Toronto, Canada, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Kamran Jebreili/AP/CP)

Society

Typical 'vaccine hesitant' person is a 42-year-old Ontario woman who votes Liberal: Abacus polling

LATEST ON POLITICS

Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council of Canada, participates in an interview with Maclean's, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (Photograph by Justin Tang)

Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council of Canada, participates in an interview with Maclean's, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (Photograph by Justin Tang)

Ottawa

Michael Wernick has some advice

Paul Wells talks to the former clerk of the Privy Council about his advice to Prime Ministers, the time pressures of governing, and political exits

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Real Estate

Five strange things that were up for rent in the 'sharing economy'

Shelsea Hill (Courtesy of John Crcek)

Shelsea Hill (Courtesy of John Crcek)

Education

What it takes to become an underwater welder

Tina Halcorn poses outside of her home at the Crab Apple Campground, where she has been living since Oct. 2019. (Photograph by Melissa Renwick)

Tina Halcorn poses outside of her home at the Crab Apple Campground, where she has been living since Oct. 2019. (Photograph by Melissa Renwick)

Society

Meet the RV dwellers facing eviction in Tofino, B.C.

(Courtesy of Kyra Flaherty)

(Courtesy of Kyra Flaherty)

Health

The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North

Education

(Courtesy of Dale Northey/Simon Fraser University)

(Courtesy of Dale Northey/Simon Fraser University)

Education

Canada’s best Comprehensive universities: Rankings 2022

Students stay masked at a 2021 orientation event outside the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering (Courtesy of Schulich School of Engineering/University of Calgary)

Students stay masked at a 2021 orientation event outside the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering (Courtesy of Schulich School of Engineering/University of Calgary)

Education

Campus life at Canadian universities during the second pandemic school year

(Courtesy of Christine Kufske/University of Toronto)

(Courtesy of Christine Kufske/University of Toronto)

Education

Canada's best university nursing programs: 2022 rankings

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Directory Fall 2021

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Car with winter tires on icy surface

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A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

News

Year One: The untold story of the pandemic in Canada

Zachary Bonneau. (Photo illustration by Hsiao-Ron Cheng)

Zachary Bonneau. (Photo illustration by Hsiao-Ron Cheng)

Society

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Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Society

Does Thomas Chan belong in prison?

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Life

Don't give up on hope. The world needs it.