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Health

COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle against the second wave is going

Arts

An online Messiah rises to the occasion

Opinion

Will nostalgia define the next four years in American politics?

Society

Rank these Christmas cracker jokes from best to worst

Ford meets with Rick Hillier, chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, Health Minister Christine Elliott (right) and solicitor general Sylvia Jones at Queens Park on Dec. 4, 2020 (CP/Chris Young)

Ford meets with Rick Hillier, chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, Health Minister Christine Elliott (right) and solicitor general Sylvia Jones at Queens Park on Dec. 4, 2020 (CP/Chris Young)

Politics

Doug Ford remains solidly in command: 338Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: A new Mainstreet/338Canada poll shows the PC Party opening a huge lead in every region of the province over the second-place NDP

Latest on Coronavirus

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

Some Canadians are using their stay-at-home months to plan extended bucket-list vacations (Hannah Mcphee / EyeEm/Getty Images)

Some Canadians are using their stay-at-home months to plan extended bucket-list vacations (Hannah Mcphee / EyeEm/Getty Images)

Society

People are planning their dream vacations—for whenever it's finally safe

Developing a vaccine is only the beginning—establishing fair and safe distribution is next (Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Developing a vaccine is only the beginning—establishing fair and safe distribution is next (Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

News

Why Canada's vaccine rollout won't be easy

(Roz Bannan/Getty Images)

(Roz Bannan/Getty Images)

Science

2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot

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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

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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

Alberta enters the new year with a swagger, pursuing provocations and retrenchments promised in the aftermath of Justin Trudeau’s re-election (Jeff McIntosh/CP)

Alberta enters the new year with a swagger, pursuing provocations and retrenchments promised in the aftermath of Justin Trudeau’s re-election (Jeff McIntosh/CP)

Politics

Is Ottawa both Jason Kenney’s benefactor and his political straw man?

The Trudeau Liberals sprayed the money hose everywhere in 2020 but lent oil country particular support. Yet, in 2021, Kenney still plans to pursue many of his pre-pandemic provocations and retrenchments against Ottawa.

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

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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Economy

Charts to watch in 2021: The most important Canadian economic graphs for the year ahead

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Sponsored

The hatch of Hatch: from startup to global engineering and construction powerhouse

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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.