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Society

Texas governor Greg Abbott, look at this picture

POLITICS INSIDER

A military man breaches the gates at Rideau Hall

Ottawa

Justin Trudeau vs. the old boys

Opinion

Vladimir Putin: Russia's weak strongman

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Canada

Jason Kenney reaches for economic heights with a race to the bottom

Alberta's hurry-up corporate tax cut is less an investment in the future than a gift to the biggest current players, say experts

Latest on Coronavirus

“Everybody is being way more cautious. PPE is being worn all the time. Our surgeries are taking longer because we’re protecting our patients and protecting ourselves, which means we’re doing fewer surgeries during the day.” —Robynne Peters, 46, registered nurse, operating room

“Everybody is being way more cautious. PPE is being worn all the time. Our surgeries are taking longer because we’re protecting our patients and protecting ourselves, which means we’re doing fewer surgeries during the day.” —Robynne Peters, 46, registered nurse, operating room

Health

Portraits of B.C.'s frontline health care workers as the province flattened the curve

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Opinion

Ontario's back-to-school plan ignores a glaringly obvious problem

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Opinion

'Don’t ever wish our country to be a world power'

Ashby, a contact tracer, normally works in a prenatal program: ‘We don’t deal with death’ (Photograph by Nathan Cyprys)

Ashby, a contact tracer, normally works in a prenatal program: ‘We don’t deal with death’ (Photograph by Nathan Cyprys)

Health

Contact tracers are the new front line against COVID-19

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Systemic Racism

Allegretto con Bravura, handwritten sheet music by Calixa Lavallée. (Courtesy: Library and Archives Canada e011163931)

Allegretto con Bravura, handwritten sheet music by Calixa Lavallée. (Courtesy: Library and Archives Canada e011163931)

Opinion

The hidden racist history of 'O Canada'

New York police on motorcycles wrap a demonstration in fog to prevent the demonstrators at the march-past in front of a building in which President Herbert Hoover is speaking in New York, 1930. (Photo by Imagno/Hulton Archive/Getty)

New York police on motorcycles wrap a demonstration in fog to prevent the demonstrators at the march-past in front of a building in which President Herbert Hoover is speaking in New York, 1930. (Photo by Imagno/Hulton Archive/Getty)

American Moments

How the Anti-Saloon League, responsible for Prohibition, shaped modern racist policing

Hal Johnson (Photograph by Brianna-Roye)

Hal Johnson (Photograph by Brianna-Roye)

Opinion

Hal Johnson: 'Yes, there is systemic racism in Canada'

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(@marksaunderstps/Twitter)

Opinion

'Black police officers who complain about anti-Black racism endure punishment'

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LATEST ON POLITICS

A Canadian flag hangs from a lamp post along the road in front of the Parliament buildings ahead of Canada Day in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

A Canadian flag hangs from a lamp post along the road in front of the Parliament buildings ahead of Canada Day in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

POLITICS INSIDER

Happy Canada(-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement) Day!

Politics Insider for Canada Day: A new trade deal comes to life, there's still no public inquiry into the Nova Scotia shooting and Canada's first-ever Muslim lieutenant governor

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Kenney unveiled his plan on Monday to reboot Alberta's economy. (Jason Franson/CP)

Canada

Jason Kenney reaches for economic heights with a race to the bottom

The unemployed and homeless line up for food in New York City during the Great Depression (Bettmann/Getty Images)

The unemployed and homeless line up for food in New York City during the Great Depression (Bettmann/Getty Images)

Economy

Canada needs a plan to rebuild itself. Let the transformation begin.

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Economy

CERB extension delays tough questions for workers hurt by COVID-19

A near empty Yorkdale Mall during lunch hours in Toronto, Ont. on Mar. 13, 2020. (Dominic Chan/CP)

A near empty Yorkdale Mall during lunch hours in Toronto, Ont. on Mar. 13, 2020. (Dominic Chan/CP)

Economy

What will shopping in Canada look like in the aftermath of coronavirus?

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Education

Scarpazza, 26, was working as a paramedic when he decided he wanted to become a doctor (photograph by Sarah Dea)

Scarpazza, 26, was working as a paramedic when he decided he wanted to become a doctor (photograph by Sarah Dea)

Education

How to train for your dream job by being in two places at once

A diligent students works at home. (iStock)

A diligent students works at home. (iStock)

Education

Why learning from home is an unlikely training ground for a post-pandemic world

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian of graduating class of 2020, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian of graduating class of 2020, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Education

Chika Oriuwa, valedictorian for U of T's medical school, gives her address

A medical student in Tunis wears a face mask in a lecture hall.

A medical student in Tunis wears a face mask in a lecture hall.

Education

What will university look like this fall as a result of the coronavirus?

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(Photograph by Jennifer Roberts)

(Photograph by Jennifer Roberts)

Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is remapping childhood—and the effects may linger

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

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Economic analysis

Coronavirus plunges Canada's economy into the abyss

"Stay Home" is displayed on a sign over an empty road in Toronto, on March 25, 2020. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

"Stay Home" is displayed on a sign over an empty road in Toronto, on March 25, 2020. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Society

Quarantine nation: Inside the lockdown that will change Canada forever