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Editorial: Ottawa’s budget fails the financial planner test

Editorial: Ottawa’s budget fails the financial planner test

The government spends a temporary windfall while its interest bill climbs toward $85 billion a year

by The Editorial Board

Top Stories

The meaning of the midterms for Canada

The meaning of the midterms for Canada

by Sam Forster

‘If we can invest in war, we can surely invest in peace’

‘If we can invest in war, we can surely invest in peace’

by John Longhurst

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‘Betting the farm’: Federal budget emphasizes investment, defence

‘Betting the farm’: Federal budget emphasizes investment, defence

by Meagan Gillmore

‘Not only a question of being backward’: How Canadian ports need to change

‘Not only a question of being backward’: How Canadian ports need to change

by Seth Forward

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Politics & Policy

Democrats win U.S. Congress in midterm rout of Trump

Democrats win U.S. Congress in midterm rout of Trump

Trump says U.S. cutting $3.8B annual security assistance to Israel

Trump says U.S. cutting $3.8B annual security assistance to Israel

Northwest Territories’ health system offers lessons for Canada

Northwest Territories’ health system offers lessons for Canada

Americans vote in election seen as a referendum on Trump presidency

Americans vote in election seen as a referendum on Trump presidency

‘Target on its back’: Report argues against OAS reform

‘Target on its back’: Report argues against OAS reform

Carney hails ‘good conversation’ on trade with Trump

Carney hails ‘good conversation’ on trade with Trump

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ESCAPE

U.K. adventurer ends epic 28-year trek across jungles, frozen sea

U.K. adventurer ends epic 28-year trek across jungles, frozen sea

‘Cruise for life’ strands passengers as operator goes bust

‘Cruise for life’ strands passengers as operator goes bust

No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb

No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb

PROFESSIONAL

Dental care needs better communication: auditor general

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Lawsuit challenges mandatory Indigenous land acknowledgements

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Soup, jobs and dignity: The social enterprise employing people facing barriers to work

Soup, jobs and dignity: The social enterprise employing people facing barriers to work

Permanent daylight savings time a step back for health, researchers say

Permanent daylight savings time a step back for health, researchers say

Drugs & Crime

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Religion

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

Development Aid

Elizabeth May launches Parliament’s first all-party peace caucus

Elizabeth May launches Parliament’s first all-party peace caucus

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

HEALTH & AGING

Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

Family

Op-Ed: Canadian schools need well-considered AI guidance

Op-Ed: Canadian schools need well-considered AI guidance

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

EU-Canada rhetoric on critical minerals exceeds firm commitments: sources

EU-Canada rhetoric on critical minerals exceeds firm commitments: sources

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

SECURITY

Editorial: A World Bank for defence, without the world

Editorial: A World Bank for defence, without the world

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

COMMENTARY

Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

by Omer Khalil

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

by Jude Barros

Editorial: Driverless cars killing the case for high-speed rail

by The Editorial Board

Canada’s farmland is worth $760B. Investors want in

by Alexandra Keeler

Op-Ed: Canadian companies must learn to re-shore their international talent

by James Fleck

Editorial: The case against AI regulation is stronger than it looks

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Canada’s declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness

by Lucia Tramonte and Herbert Emery

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