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Cheer up, Tories. And don't do that stupid thing you're thinking of doing

Canada

Indigenous voices are changing the film industry. 'Canada needs to sit, listen and watch.'

Opinion

It's time to come together on climate

Members of the Conservative caucus applaud Erin O'Toole following his address to them on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Members of the Conservative caucus applaud Erin O'Toole following his address to them on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Opinion

Cheer up, Tories. And don't do that stupid thing you're thinking of doing

Jen Gerson: Let Justin Trudeau and the Liberals eat every morsel of cake coming to them, because time and circumstances are finally on your side.

Federal Election 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton on Sept. 21, 2021. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press)

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton on Sept. 21, 2021. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press)

Politics Insider

A shakeup in Alberta and trouble ahead for Kenney, O'Toole and Trudeau

Politics Insider for Sept. 22, 2021: The health minister is out in Alberta; questions about Trudeau and O'Toole; the new kids on Parliament Hill

O'Toole leaves the set following a news conference on Sept. 21, 2021 in Ottawa (Adrian Wyld/CP)

O'Toole leaves the set following a news conference on Sept. 21, 2021 in Ottawa (Adrian Wyld/CP)

Opinion

Canada has shifted to the left

(Lars Hagberg/CP)

(Lars Hagberg/CP)

Opinion

The PPC got more than 800,000 votes, and that should worry all of us

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he arrives to deliver his victory speech after snap parliamentary elections at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, early on September 21, 2021. - Canadians returned Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to power on September 20 in hotly contested elections against a rookie conservative leader, according to projections by television networks. (Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he arrives to deliver his victory speech after snap parliamentary elections at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, early on September 21, 2021. - Canadians returned Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to power on September 20 in hotly contested elections against a rookie conservative leader, according to projections by television networks. (Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images)

News

What Justin Trudeau's Liberals have promised Canadians in their new mandate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Montreal Metro station on Sept. 21, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Montreal Metro station on Sept. 21, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Politics Insider

A $600 million federal election later, we're back to where we started

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

News

<em>Canadian Business</em> relaunches with a print and digital redesign—and a new focus on challenging the status quo

<em>Canadian Business</em> relaunches with a print and digital redesign—and a new focus on challenging the status quo

News

Canadian Business relaunches with a print and digital redesign—and a new focus on challenging the status quo

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife Sophie Gregoire and their children Ella-Grace and Xavier, waves to supporters during the Liberal election night party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 21, 2021. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife Sophie Gregoire and their children Ella-Grace and Xavier, waves to supporters during the Liberal election night party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 21, 2021. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

News

Justin Trudeau's victory speech: 'Our government is ready' (Full transcript)

Canada's opposition Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole looks on during a campaign rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2021. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

Canada's opposition Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole looks on during a campaign rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 19, 2021. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

News

That time when Erin O'Toole almost looked like the next prime minister

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh stands with his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, as he delivers remarks at an election night event on September 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh stands with his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, as he delivers remarks at an election night event on September 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

News

'We are going to fight for you with everything we have': Jagmeet Singh's election night speech

BUSINESS & 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

(Courtesy of the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre)

(Courtesy of the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre)

Society

A once-bustling Greyhound rest stop sits empty. It's a relic of a bygone era.

LATEST ON POLITICS

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stands with his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu as he delivers remarks at an election night event on September 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. For the first time in a decade, the New Democratic Party will have more seats in parliament than they had at the start of the election, picking up an additional three seats for a projected total of 27. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stands with his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu as he delivers remarks at an election night event on September 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. For the first time in a decade, the New Democratic Party will have more seats in parliament than they had at the start of the election, picking up an additional three seats for a projected total of 27. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

Politics

Same old balance in Parliament, same old question: Whither the NDP?

Jagmeet Singh nudged up his party's seat count, but must still figure out a way to differentiate his New Democrats from the Liberals

Education

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

Education

University Rankings 2021

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

Education

Inside the mental health crisis at Canadian universities

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Education

University students remain closely tied to their parents—emotionally and otherwise

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Kids running in field

Private School Directory Fall 2021

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