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Biden Inauguration: Five takeaways from a day of 'hope and renewal'

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It's unlikely we're picking up all the B.1.1.7. cases in Canada, says expert

Washington

Biden inauguration: History's little reassuring moments

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Biden's inaugural address: 'Together we shall write an American story of hope, not fear'

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

News

Biden's inaugural address: 'Together we shall write an American story of hope, not fear'

Joe Biden invoked themes of unity and the importance of truth in his first speech as President of the United States. Read the full transcript here.

U.S. Politics

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive to deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive to deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics

The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video

(Photo illustration by Stephen Gregory)

(Photo illustration by Stephen Gregory)

News

The real reason Trump didn't want to attend Biden's inauguration

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (C) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (C) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Washington

This was Trump's inner circle when he was inaugurated. Where are they now?

Biden at a recent virtual meeting with members of his national-security and foreign-policy agency review teams. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Biden at a recent virtual meeting with members of his national-security and foreign-policy agency review teams. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

World

It's Joe Biden's world now. Can he fix it?

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Latest on Coronavirus

Health-care workers wait in line at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Health-care workers wait in line at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

News

When are more COVID vaccine doses coming to Canada?

Eunice Fiddler, 85, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Andrea McWatters as her daughter Margaret Beardy and interpreter Tom Chapman look on in Sioux Lookout, Ont. Thursday, Jan.7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre MANDATORY CREDIT

Eunice Fiddler, 85, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Andrea McWatters as her daughter Margaret Beardy and interpreter Tom Chapman look on in Sioux Lookout, Ont. Thursday, Jan.7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre MANDATORY CREDIT

News

Who is allowed to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Canada?

A man makes his way through Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto in December (Nathan Denette/CP)

A man makes his way through Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto in December (Nathan Denette/CP)

Opinion

Shaming politicians on vacation: Canada's newest spectator sport

Josephee Adams, 70, a resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, is Nunavut’s first vaccine recipient. The Moderna vaccine was administered by long-time Iqaluit Public Health nurse Susie Pearce, a graduate of the Nunavut Arctic College’s Bachelor of Science Nursing (Arctic Nursing Program). THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Nunavut MANDATORY CREDIT

Josephee Adams, 70, a resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, is Nunavut’s first vaccine recipient. The Moderna vaccine was administered by long-time Iqaluit Public Health nurse Susie Pearce, a graduate of the Nunavut Arctic College’s Bachelor of Science Nursing (Arctic Nursing Program). THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Nunavut MANDATORY CREDIT

News

How quickly will the COVID-19 vaccines start curbing the pandemic in Canada?

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LATEST ON POLITICS

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/AP/CP)

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/AP/CP)

Inauguration

Amanda Gorman's poem: 'The Hill We Climb'

Amanda Gorman—at 22, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history—delivered her poem at the U.S. Capitol

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivers the 2020 fiscal update in the House of Commons on Nov. 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivers the 2020 fiscal update in the House of Commons on Nov. 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Economy

How to tax the wealthy without a 'wealth tax'

San Grewal (Photograph by Erik Putz)

San Grewal (Photograph by Erik Putz)

Business

Independent Canadian media outlets are cropping up and taking off

Chamath Palihapitiya (Justin Maxon)

Chamath Palihapitiya (Justin Maxon)

Economy

Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire venture capitalist investing in a better world

Wes Hall (Courtesy of Kingsdale Advisors)

Wes Hall (Courtesy of Kingsdale Advisors)

Power List

How Wes Hall is attacking racist systems, starting at the top

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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

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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.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

Washington

Donald Trump's presidency: A shocking list of things he's done