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A Canadian is fighting for change in Ukraine. So far, he's losing.

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Sticky notes of gratitude festoon a COVID-19 vaccination clinic

News

The Mi’kmaq artisan who had a hand in building Lunenburg’s famous Bluenose

A Canadian Forces member at CFB Trenton on Oct. 16, 2014 (Lars Hagberg/CP)

A Canadian Forces member at CFB Trenton on Oct. 16, 2014 (Lars Hagberg/CP)

Ottawa

A crisis of confidence in the Canadian Armed Forces

Paul Wells: Military surveys suggest Canada's armed forces faced a growing morale problem even before the misconduct allegations against chiefs of defence staff

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(Photo illustration by Colleen Nicholson)

(Photo illustration by Colleen Nicholson)

Canada

How COVID-19 is spreading in Canada on domestic flights

Scott Moe, the Saskatchewan premier, speaks to media in February after a tour of a COVID-19 mass immunization clinic. (Michael Bell/CP)

Scott Moe, the Saskatchewan premier, speaks to media in February after a tour of a COVID-19 mass immunization clinic. (Michael Bell/CP)

Health

Canada's roadmap to reopening: Look to Saskatchewan

Liberal voters back Trudeau, Conservative voters support Ford, and round and round we go (Nathan Denette/CP)

Liberal voters back Trudeau, Conservative voters support Ford, and round and round we go (Nathan Denette/CP)

Opinion

Why partisans are responsible for the mess Canada has made of the pandemic

A family member carries a patient who is having difficulty in breathing, to a free oxygen support centre being run by a Gurudwara, a place of worship for Sikhs amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of New Delhi on May 10, 2021. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)

A family member carries a patient who is having difficulty in breathing, to a free oxygen support centre being run by a Gurudwara, a place of worship for Sikhs amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of New Delhi on May 10, 2021. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)

World

Desperately trying to outrun COVID in India

News

Prince Philip leaves a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 1977 (CP)

Prince Philip leaves a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 1977 (CP)

Royalty

Prince Philip dead at 99: Reaction from Canada and around the world

COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle to stop the pandemic is going

COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle to stop the pandemic is going

Health

COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle to stop the pandemic is going

O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on March 2, 2021 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on March 2, 2021 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Opinion

The Conservative convention: Erin O’Toole pitches for right now

Customers wait to get into the Shoppers Drug Mart at Danforth and Coxwell as people in the age group of 60-64 line up on the other side of the store to await their Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations, in Toronto on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Rachel Verbin

Customers wait to get into the Shoppers Drug Mart at Danforth and Coxwell as people in the age group of 60-64 line up on the other side of the store to await their Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations, in Toronto on March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Rachel Verbin

News

Everyone hates a queue jumper. But are Canada's current vaccine queues fair?

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A Canadian Forces member at CFB Trenton on Oct. 16, 2014 (Lars Hagberg/CP)

A Canadian Forces member at CFB Trenton on Oct. 16, 2014 (Lars Hagberg/CP)

Ottawa

A crisis of confidence in the Canadian Armed Forces

Paul Wells: Military surveys suggest Canada's armed forces faced a growing morale problem even before the misconduct allegations against chiefs of defence staff

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Cranes and large steel columns at Tesla GigaFactory under construction in Austin Texas on Jan. 4, 2021 (iStock)

Cranes and large steel columns at Tesla GigaFactory under construction in Austin Texas on Jan. 4, 2021 (iStock)

Opinion

Climate action is going to create too many jobs

Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

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Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

(Courtesy of Peter Toth/BC BoxOffice)

(Courtesy of Peter Toth/BC BoxOffice)

Real Estate

These lockdown renovations were done with an eye for post-pandemic living

Why you should move to Sault Ste. Marie

Why you should move to Sault Ste. Marie

Sponsored

Why you should move to Sault Ste. Marie

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

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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

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?

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.