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Mahnaz Alizadeh, betrayed by human smugglers, is vindicated

Real Estate

The next trend in luxury Canadian real estate? Multi-level 'iceberg' basements.

Obsession

'Xena: Warrior Princess' taught me how to be a powerful woman

Canada

Red Cross swimming lessons have been a rite of passage for 76 years. They'll soon be history.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly greet each other during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 17, 2022. (Ukrainian Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly greet each other during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 17, 2022. (Ukrainian Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

Canada

This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers

Paul Wells: Canada faces some hard questions on the Ukraine file. The latest release from the PMO suggests this government has nothing to say about it.

The Interview

(Photograph by Wade Hudson)

(Photograph by Wade Hudson)

Politics

Kathleen Wynne on her political downfall and the private advice she gave Doug Ford

Society

Autumn Peltier on youth activism, challenging Trudeau, and a future in politics

Canada

Mark Messier on leadership, trust and magic mushrooms

Independent Member of Parliament and author Jody Wilson-Raybould. (Photograph by Blair Gable; Hair and makeup by Marianne Moore/One Fine Beauty)

Independent Member of Parliament and author Jody Wilson-Raybould. (Photograph by Blair Gable; Hair and makeup by Marianne Moore/One Fine Beauty)

Politics

Jody Wilson-Raybould on Ottawa’s power problem

LATEST ON POLITICS

Trudeau and the newly sworn in ministers in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021 (Courtesy of Alex Tétreault/PMO)

Trudeau and the newly sworn in ministers in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021 (Courtesy of Alex Tétreault/PMO)

Politics

The future of the Liberal Party—without Justin Trudeau

Paul Wells: The biggest question in Canadian politics in 2022 is whether Trudeau will still be PM when the year is done. The Grits may be forced to consider life after him—and what they even stand for without him.

More on COVID-19

Dr. Daisy Fung: even long COVID patients working in health care are not believed. (Photograph by Jason Franson)

Dr. Daisy Fung: even long COVID patients working in health care are not believed. (Photograph by Jason Franson)

Health

Chronic exhaustion, derailed lives and no way out. This is long COVID.

The CoVaRR-Net rapid response network was set up to analyze the variants quickly (Photograph by John Kealey)

The CoVaRR-Net rapid response network was set up to analyze the variants quickly (Photograph by John Kealey)

Health

The team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—'the known unknown'

A pupil takes a Corona antigen rapid test in Cologne, Germany on Apr. 9, 2021. (Marius Becker/ AP)

A pupil takes a Corona antigen rapid test in Cologne, Germany on Apr. 9, 2021. (Marius Becker/ AP)

News

What to do as we walk into the pandemic's fifth wave

A health-care work walks along the line up of people waiting outside a COVID testing facility in Ottawa, on Sept. 15, 2020 (Adrian Wyld/CP)

A health-care work walks along the line up of people waiting outside a COVID testing facility in Ottawa, on Sept. 15, 2020 (Adrian Wyld/CP)

Health

The pandemic is breaking parents

Society

Dr. Janice Fitgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health receives a high-five from 11 year old Keira O'Keefe following administering her a COVID-19 vaccine in St. John's N.L., today, Thursday, November 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Dr. Janice Fitgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health receives a high-five from 11 year old Keira O'Keefe following administering her a COVID-19 vaccine in St. John's N.L., today, Thursday, November 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

News

How did Newfoundland manage to vaccinate 75 per cent of 5-11-year-olds?

Clear communication, speedy mobilization and a culture of vaccine acceptance has helped the province get first doses to more kids than any province or territory

Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic and Health Canada’s approval of the antiviral treatment Paxlovid in Ottawa, Jan. 17, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic and Health Canada’s approval of the antiviral treatment Paxlovid in Ottawa, Jan. 17, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Newsletter

Health Canada approves new COVID treatment

The search for Anne Frank's betrayer

The search for Anne Frank's betrayer

News

The search for Anne Frank's betrayer

LISTEN: How do school closures really impact children and parents?

LISTEN: How do school closures really impact children and parents?

Society

LISTEN: How do school closures really impact children and parents?

Ford tours the Specialized Care Centre, run by The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre on Jan. 4, 2022 (Tijana Martin/CP)

Ford tours the Specialized Care Centre, run by The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre on Jan. 4, 2022 (Tijana Martin/CP)

Health

Our current health-care disaster could have been averted

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

LONGREADS

Nishan is still in medical school, but few options are open to her after graduation (Photograph by Oriane Zerah)

Nishan is still in medical school, but few options are open to her after graduation (Photograph by Oriane Zerah)

World

The world left these Afghan women behind. Now they're fending for themselves.

From left: Brenna, Cali, Capri, Luis, Brooke, Tracey and their dog, Charlie: ‘We were completely priced out’ (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

From left: Brenna, Cali, Capri, Luis, Brooke, Tracey and their dog, Charlie: ‘We were completely priced out’ (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)

Real Estate

Want to get in on Canadian real estate? Welcome to the down-payment hustle.

Dr. Daisy Fung: even long COVID patients working in health care are not believed. (Photograph by Jason Franson)

Dr. Daisy Fung: even long COVID patients working in health care are not believed. (Photograph by Jason Franson)

Health

Chronic exhaustion, derailed lives and no way out. This is long COVID.

An anti-vaccine protest in New York in November (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

An anti-vaccine protest in New York in November (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Health

Misinformation is an infection that politicians have left to fester

Menka in her parents’ once-bustling Brampton, Ont., home, which many called a safe and happy place. (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov Luna)

Menka in her parents’ once-bustling Brampton, Ont., home, which many called a safe and happy place. (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov Luna)

Canada

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