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

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

Declining youth math skills could complicate Canada’s efforts to boost STEM jobs and the knowledge economy

by Lucia Tramonte and Herbert Emery

Top Stories

Prayer times are a-changing: How time shifts affect religious groups

Prayer times are a-changing: How time shifts affect religious groups

by John Longhurst

Editorial: Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice

Editorial: Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice

by The Editorial Board

Editor’s Picks

Canada’s population is growing, contrary to earlier data

Canada’s population is growing, contrary to earlier data

by Seth Forward

Why other U.S. trade deals are a poor guide for Canada

Why other U.S. trade deals are a poor guide for Canada

by Sam Forster

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Politics & Policy

Carney considered chance Trump might use military against Canada: NYT

Carney considered chance Trump might use military against Canada: NYT

Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input

Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input

India PM Modi to visit Canada in December

India PM Modi to visit Canada in December

Ban diversity quotas in federal research funding, parliamentary committee says

Ban diversity quotas in federal research funding, parliamentary committee says

The promise and perils of national disability insurance

The promise and perils of national disability insurance

U.S. mobilizes Canada and other allies in the Arctic

U.S. mobilizes Canada and other allies in the Arctic

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Gunman fires on police outside Belleville synagogue on Yom Kippur

Gunman fires on police outside Belleville synagogue on Yom Kippur

Trade war a ‘problematic recipe’ for Canada’s nonprofit sector

Trade war a ‘problematic recipe’ for Canada’s nonprofit sector

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

The economics of religious belief

The economics of religious belief

Pope ignites debate over growing militarization and war

Pope ignites debate over growing militarization and war

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

Tech elite’s new school aims to replace university

Kindergarten readiness predicts math success years later, study finds

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

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

HEALTH & AGING

Op-Ed: Data make clear COVID-19 vaccines were a success

Op-Ed: Data make clear COVID-19 vaccines were a success

‘Long overdue’: Social prescribing turns its focus to caregivers

‘Long overdue’: Social prescribing turns its focus to caregivers

The battle for boys’ attention

The battle for boys’ attention

Family

Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son

Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son

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

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

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

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

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

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Trump floats fertilizer deal with Russian-allied Belarus, in pivot from Canada

Trump floats fertilizer deal with Russian-allied Belarus, in pivot from Canada

‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality

‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality

Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea

Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea

How Trump’s Venezuela oil deal affects Canada

How Trump’s Venezuela oil deal affects Canada

In cod we trust

In cod we trust

Study shows plug-in hybrids polluting far more than expected

Study shows plug-in hybrids polluting far more than expected

SECURITY

U.S., Denmark, Greenland to sign U.S. security deal for Greenland

U.S., Denmark, Greenland to sign U.S. security deal for Greenland

Canada wants to build millions of drones. Ukraine is teaching it how

Canada wants to build millions of drones. Ukraine is teaching it how

Op-Ed: Canada must stop thinking in three oceans

Op-Ed: Canada must stop thinking in three oceans

Canada bolsters Ukraine’s air defences as aerial threat evolves

Canada bolsters Ukraine’s air defences as aerial threat evolves

COMMENTARY

Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada

Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada

by John Stapleton

Editorial: The wins, whys and we’ll sees of Canada’s investment summit

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Big tech shouldn’t own the future of AI

by Hamid Bolouri

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

by The Editorial Board

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

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