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Culture

Disney+ in January 2021: What's new this month

News

My mom turns 80 this summer. Can we plan a party, now that Canada has COVID-19 vaccines?

Culture

Netflix Canada in January 2021

Arts

At the National Gallery of Canada, art in—and for—a time of crisis

The Child in The Mandalorian, Season 2 (Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd/Disney+)

The Child in The Mandalorian, Season 2 (Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd/Disney+)

Culture

Let's not 'cancel' Baby Yoda

Marie-Danielle Smith: 'You see, in the before times, we were able to extend the benefit of the doubt to a 16-inch-tall animatronic baby.'

Latest on Coronavirus

A nurse gives a COVID-19 vaccine in Edmonton, to Castro Arian in Edmonton on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

A nurse gives a COVID-19 vaccine in Edmonton, to Castro Arian in Edmonton on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

News

Who is next in line for the vaccine in Canada?

Juanita Kwarting, 37 Toronto. (Photograph by Lucy Lu)

Juanita Kwarting, 37 Toronto. (Photograph by Lucy Lu)

Society

Why I'm spending the holidays alone

Ottawa

Bardish Chagger reflects on a tumultuous 2020 in Ottawa

Ottawa

Carla Qualtrough hoped Canada would embrace Ottawa's risk-taking Liberals. Did it work?

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U.S. Politics

A Trump supporter yells at counter-protesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Million MAGA March in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

A Trump supporter yells at counter-protesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Million MAGA March in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

Washington

Spitting-mad Trump supporters are not going away

Politics

The Canada-U.S. borderlands: How our closest neighbours voted

Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Washington

The remarkably deep-benched Biden transition, on hold

Trump takes part in a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 3, 2020 (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump takes part in a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 3, 2020 (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Opinion

Let's dump Trump's accomplices: social media and cable news

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LATEST ON POLITICS

Trudeau will turn 50 in 2021 and would be the oldest of his competitors in an election (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

Trudeau will turn 50 in 2021 and would be the oldest of his competitors in an election (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

Politics

Old man Trudeau enters a likely election year as the veteran politician

The leader who rode youthful optimism to power will now contend with a pack of fresh faces in 2021 as an election likely looms

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

A vacant commercial location is pictured for lease in downtown Vancouver in October 2020 (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

A vacant commercial location is pictured for lease in downtown Vancouver in October 2020 (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

News

What Canada's economic recovery might look like

Sponsored

How social impact investing satisfies both profit and purpose

COVID has moved many Canadians to donate to groups that meet more immediate needs (Steve Russell/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

COVID has moved many Canadians to donate to groups that meet more immediate needs (Steve Russell/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Society

The future of giving

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her house on her way to a court appearance on January 17, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. The United States government accused Wanzhou of fraud after HSBC continued trade with Iran while sanctions were in place. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her house on her way to a court appearance on January 17, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. The United States government accused Wanzhou of fraud after HSBC continued trade with Iran while sanctions were in place. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

News

Talk of a deal for Meng Wanzhou raises hope—and a lot of wishful thinking

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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

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Sponsored

Debunked: four myths about online learning

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

MUST READS

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Society

Does Thomas Chan belong in prison?

Crosses on the lawn of the Camilla Care Community nursing home in Mississauga, Ont., in May, representing the residents who died of COVID-19 (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Crosses on the lawn of the Camilla Care Community nursing home in Mississauga, Ont., in May, representing the residents who died of COVID-19 (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Society

2020 was the year that changed everything

Spalding in the hospital in June, his daughter’s reflection in the window as she takes a photo (Courtesy of Frances Spalding)

Spalding in the hospital in June, his daughter’s reflection in the window as she takes a photo (Courtesy of Frances Spalding)

Health

Strict COVID-19 protocols are leaving seniors lonely, depressed and wondering: Is it worth it?

At 77, Biden’s fitness to govern will likely be doubted throughout his presidency if he wins (Andrew Harnik/AP/CP)

At 77, Biden’s fitness to govern will likely be doubted throughout his presidency if he wins (Andrew Harnik/AP/CP)

Washington

What if Donald Trump loses?

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.