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Opinion

How the pandemic blew my family budget

Washington

Sick president. Global pandemic. Racial injustice. Welcome to the U.S. election... of 1920.

College

What it was like growing up at college

Health

COVID-19 in Canada: Here's how our battle against the second wave is going

A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Road is seen in Portapique, N.S. on May 8, 2020 (CP/Andrew Vaughan)

A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Road is seen in Portapique, N.S. on May 8, 2020 (CP/Andrew Vaughan)

Canada

The Nova Scotia killer's dark past, and a mysterious $300,000

Through a friendship with a disgraced New Brunswick lawyer and a possible real estate scam in 2010, Gabriel Wortman netted hundred of thousands of dollars

Latest on Coronavirus

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, walks to a press conference regarding new restrictions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, October 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, walks to a press conference regarding new restrictions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, October 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

News

Doug Ford's Oct. 16 Ontario COVID-19 update: Full replay

People go trick or treating on Halloween in the rain in Ottawa, on Oct. 31, 2019 (CP/Justin Tang)

People go trick or treating on Halloween in the rain in Ottawa, on Oct. 31, 2019 (CP/Justin Tang)

Opinion

Kids have lost so much. Don't take Halloween too.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference with his medical team regarding new restrictions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, October 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a press conference with his medical team regarding new restrictions at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, October 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

News

Doug Ford's Oct. 14 Ontario COVID-19 update: Replay

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Life

The end of patio season has never been so bleak

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Systemic Racism

Red paint is still visible on the sculpture of Macdonald at the entrance of The Prime Ministers Path in Wilmot, Ont. (Photograph by Yader Guzman)

Red paint is still visible on the sculpture of Macdonald at the entrance of The Prime Ministers Path in Wilmot, Ont. (Photograph by Yader Guzman)

Canada

A statue of John A. Macdonald rests in purgatory

A woman carries sage as people take part in an "abolish the police sit-in" in Toronto in June (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

A woman carries sage as people take part in an "abolish the police sit-in" in Toronto in June (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Opinion

What we're seeing in 2020 is Idle No More 2.0

US President Donald Trump tours an area affected by civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 1, 2020. - Trump said Tuesday on a visit to protest-hit Kenosha, Wisconsin that recent anti-police demonstrations in the city were acts of "domestic terror" committed by violent mobs. "These are not acts of peaceful protest but really domestic terror," Trump said, describing multiple nights of angry demonstrations last week after a white police officer in Kenosha shot a black man in the back at close range. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump tours an area affected by civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 1, 2020. - Trump said Tuesday on a visit to protest-hit Kenosha, Wisconsin that recent anti-police demonstrations in the city were acts of "domestic terror" committed by violent mobs. "These are not acts of peaceful protest but really domestic terror," Trump said, describing multiple nights of angry demonstrations last week after a white police officer in Kenosha shot a black man in the back at close range. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

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Trump's 'absurd manipulation of reality' in Kenosha

Sansom (left) and Cardinal in the selfie sent to Sansom’s wife hours before the pair were killed (Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Sansom (left) and Cardinal in the selfie sent to Sansom’s wife hours before the pair were killed (Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Society

Death and distrust in Alberta

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LATEST ON POLITICS

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Politics

A special U.S. Election 2020 Maclean's Live discussion with Paul Wells

A distinguished group of U.S. political observers join the Maclean's senior writer to discuss what's at stake in the upcoming presidential election

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

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Opinion

Canada needs more infrastructure spending, but not as short-term stimulus

Near-empty toilet paper shelves at a grocery store in North Vancouver, B.C., during the first wave of the pandemic. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

Near-empty toilet paper shelves at a grocery store in North Vancouver, B.C., during the first wave of the pandemic. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

Canada

A good citizen’s guide to preparing for the second wave

Demand for office space in the immediate future could drop by 10 to 25 per cent (Emiliano Granado/fStop Images/Getty Images)

Demand for office space in the immediate future could drop by 10 to 25 per cent (Emiliano Granado/fStop Images/Getty Images)

Real Estate

Out-of-office is the new office. Can the work-from-home boom last?

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Society

COVID-19 has drastically affected Canadian travel spending

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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

Craig (left) and Marc speak to thousands during WE Day UN in New York City last fall (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Craig (left) and Marc speak to thousands during WE Day UN in New York City last fall (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Ottawa

The rise and fall of WE

If Trump can limit his Electoral College losses in the fall election, he can still eke out a win (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux)

If Trump can limit his Electoral College losses in the fall election, he can still eke out a win (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux)

Washington

What if Donald Trump wins again?

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?

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

World

The doomed 30-year battle to stop a pandemic

Demonstrators in Washington gather outside the White House to protest the death of George Floyd (Dee Dwyer)

Demonstrators in Washington gather outside the White House to protest the death of George Floyd (Dee Dwyer)

Opinion

Letters to America from Black Canadians