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What a Mexican drug kingpin’s death means for Canada

What a Mexican drug kingpin’s death means for Canada

We spoke with an expert to understand what the killing of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug leaders means for Canadians

by Alexandra Keeler

Top Stories

Op-Ed: Why hospitals should be required to disclose ER wait times

Op-Ed: Why hospitals should be required to disclose ER wait times

by Dat Nguyen

Is too much naloxone dangerous?

Is too much naloxone dangerous?

by Alexandra Keeler

Editor’s Picks

Declaration calls for converting 20% of churches to housing

Declaration calls for converting 20% of churches to housing

by John Longhurst

Should police be in schools?

Should police be in schools?

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Politics & Policy

Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down swath of Trump global tariffs

OpenAI’s Altman tells leaders regulation ‘urgently’ needed

OpenAI’s Altman tells leaders regulation ‘urgently’ needed

Ottawa makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence

Ottawa makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence

Editorial: Signals aren’t enough for scarred investors

Editorial: Signals aren’t enough for scarred investors

Do U.S.-destined arms exports require better scrutiny?

Do U.S.-destined arms exports require better scrutiny?

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Father of U.S. school shooter goes on trial on murder charges

Father of U.S. school shooter goes on trial on murder charges

Canada’s Megan Oldham takes gold in women’s big air

Canada’s Megan Oldham takes gold in women’s big air

Drugs & Crime

What Canada can learn from Portugal’s harm reduction model

What Canada can learn from Portugal’s harm reduction model

How Portugal’s dissuasion commissions discourage drug use

How Portugal’s dissuasion commissions discourage drug use

Religion

The historical roots of Valentine’s Day

The historical roots of Valentine’s Day

Religious leaders criticize Quebec’s secularism push — and their role in it

Religious leaders criticize Quebec’s secularism push — and their role in it

Development Aid

Aid leaders voice alarm at Ottawa’s aid priorities

Aid leaders voice alarm at Ottawa’s aid priorities

Global Affairs launches matching fund to help aid organizations

Global Affairs launches matching fund to help aid organizations

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PROFESSIONAL

The charity backing Canada’s Olympians

How AI is affecting Canada’s job market

Op-Ed: Employers must not abandon hybrid work

France demands €1.7B in payroll taxes from Uber

HEALTH & AGING

How robots are changing eldercare

How robots are changing eldercare

B.C. research ‘opens the door’ to more effective cancer therapies

B.C. research ‘opens the door’ to more effective cancer therapies

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in

SECURITY

Canada, EU, U.K. denounce possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in Sudan

Canada, EU, U.K. denounce possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in Sudan

Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on U.S.

Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on U.S.

Op-Ed: If Poland is preparing for war, why aren’t we?

Op-Ed: If Poland is preparing for war, why aren’t we?

Europe calls for U.S. reset at security talks

Europe calls for U.S. reset at security talks

Family

Till death do us bark: Brazilian state lets pets be buried with owners

Till death do us bark: Brazilian state lets pets be buried with owners

Spain seeks social media ban for under-16s

Spain seeks social media ban for under-16s

‘Absolutely no progress’: Parliament criticized for inaction on online harms

‘Absolutely no progress’: Parliament criticized for inaction on online harms

Editorial: Canada’s galling failure to protect our kids

Editorial: Canada’s galling failure to protect our kids

COMMENTARY

Editorial: The ‘death knell’ for reconciliation

Editorial: The ‘death knell’ for reconciliation

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: The GST credit helps today, but who pays tomorrow?

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Global hunger is a moral challenge, not a financial one

by Andy Harrington

A conversation with the 31-year-old hoping to lead Ontario

by Sam Forster

Op-Ed: Carney, CUSMA and the perils of calling everything a ‘deal’

by David Collins

Lament for Canadian literature: In conversation with author Richard Stursberg

by Sam Forster

Op-Ed: The CRA should own its errors with COVID benefits

by John Stapleton