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Editorial: Why is Ottawa bailing out Canada’s airlines?

Editorial: Why is Ottawa bailing out Canada’s airlines?

With its airline loan program, Ottawa is asking taxpayers to shoulder risks that should belong to investors

by The Editorial Board

Top Stories

Canada bolsters Ukraine’s air defences as aerial threat evolves

Canada bolsters Ukraine’s air defences as aerial threat evolves

by Alexandra Keeler

Where students live affects their grades, study finds

Where students live affects their grades, study finds

by Meagan Gillmore

Editor’s Picks

New think tank aims to help Canada build ‘hard power’

by Meagan Gillmore

Kindergarten readiness predicts math success years later, study finds

Kindergarten readiness predicts math success years later, study finds

by Meagan Gillmore

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Politics & Policy

Trump says he will “remove” Canadian products from government contracts

Trump says he will “remove” Canadian products from government contracts

Canada, U.K., France to ban imports from Israeli settlements

Canada, U.K., France to ban imports from Israeli settlements

Carney touts Canada ‘pivot’ away from U.S. as tariffs rise

Carney touts Canada ‘pivot’ away from U.S. as tariffs rise

Trump sparks fury with post of map with Canada, Iceland as part of U.S.

Trump sparks fury with post of map with Canada, Iceland as part of U.S.

Is Canada’s auto industry heading ‘down under’?

Is Canada’s auto industry heading ‘down under’?

The economics of religious belief

The economics of religious belief

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OUR SUMMER SERIES

Carney government overhauls pesticide laws with little scrutiny

Carney government overhauls pesticide laws with little scrutiny

New ‘omnibus’ elections law does not go far enough: experts

New ‘omnibus’ elections law does not go far enough: experts

Tougher bail, sentencing laws take effect after years of pressure

Tougher bail, sentencing laws take effect after years of pressure

Canada criminalizes coercive control. Can the system deliver?

Canada criminalizes coercive control. Can the system deliver?

New hate law takes effect amid warnings it is ‘vague and worrisome’

New hate law takes effect amid warnings it is ‘vague and worrisome’

Experts raise privacy concerns after MPs rush through Bill C-22

Experts raise privacy concerns after MPs rush through Bill C-22

CO MMUNITY

Community

The battle for boys’ attention

The battle for boys’ attention

Black summer: How Canada can improve its wildfire strategy

Black summer: How Canada can improve its wildfire strategy

Drugs & Crime

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

‘Longevity economy’ fuels peptide boom

‘Longevity economy’ fuels peptide boom

Religion

Pope ignites debate over growing militarization and war

Pope ignites debate over growing militarization and war

‘Every hand goes up’: How charities are rethinking their strategy and vision

‘Every hand goes up’: How charities are rethinking their strategy and vision

Development Aid

Norwegian NGO refuses U.S. aid conditions, to cut 1,700 jobs

Norwegian NGO refuses U.S. aid conditions, to cut 1,700 jobs

Muslim aid groups squeezed by Canada’s anti-terror financing rules: report

Muslim aid groups squeezed by Canada’s anti-terror financing rules: report

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PROFESSIONAL

Phonics returns to Ontario’s Kindergarten classes. Are teachers ready?

‘Explosion of happiness’: Report shows how to reduce seniors’ social isolation

‘Disturbing’: Most women report disrespect during childbirth: study

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

HEALTH & AGING

At least a quarter of NFL players may get brain disease: study

At least a quarter of NFL players may get brain disease: study

Cancer vaccines are finally showing results. Can Canada deliver them?

Cancer vaccines are finally showing results. Can Canada deliver them?

Mental illness is just one part of the homelessness crisis

Mental illness is just one part of the homelessness crisis

Family

‘Neither universal nor equitable’: Report proposes reform to Quebec child-care system

‘Neither universal nor equitable’: Report proposes reform to Quebec child-care system

What is taking the place of sex? A conversation with ‘Sextinction’ author Debra Soh

What is taking the place of sex? A conversation with ‘Sextinction’ author Debra Soh

The biology of intergenerational trauma

The biology of intergenerational trauma

Build Canada Homes’ vague goals concern experts

Build Canada Homes’ vague goals concern experts

HEALTH-CARE REFORM

Universal health care, done better

Universal health care, done better

Rethinking our ‘third rail’: The role of private care in the world’s top health system

Rethinking our ‘third rail’: The role of private care in the world’s top health system

Solving Canada’s doctor deficit

Solving Canada’s doctor deficit

The case for Canadian pharmacare

The case for Canadian pharmacare

Universal health care in name only

Universal health care in name only

Single payer or hybrid? In pursuit of better health care

Single payer or hybrid? In pursuit of better health care

DEVELOPMENT AID REFORM

Is climate finance really development aid?

Is climate finance really development aid?

Norway’s development aid minister on what aid leadership looks like

Norway’s development aid minister on what aid leadership looks like

‘Moving in a herd’: Global shift in development aid underway

‘Moving in a herd’: Global shift in development aid underway

‘Starvation diet’: The United Nations’ race to bankruptcy

‘Starvation diet’: The United Nations’ race to bankruptcy

COMMENTARY

Op-Ed: Victims of transnational repression need targeted support

Op-Ed: Victims of transnational repression need targeted support

by Sheryl Saperia and Sarah Teich

Editorial: Distracted by one superpower, Canada ignores the other

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: The case for a Universal Basic Income

by Philippe Cyr

Editorial: The case for de-escalation

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: If being Canadian has a price, let’s pay it

by John Stapleton and Richard Shillington

Op-Ed: AI data centres face waves of municipal resistance — for good reason

by Nick Tsergas and Dan Shannon

Op-Ed: The best medical care my dad received was on a cruise ship

by Angelique Moss

CROSSWORDS

Crossword: High Art

Crossword: High Art

Crossword: Neural Plasticity

Crossword: Neural Plasticity

Crossword: ‘Hat Tricks’

Crossword: ‘Hat Tricks’

Crossword: Sesquipedalianism

Crossword: Sesquipedalianism

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