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A sovereign wealth fund in name only

A sovereign wealth fund in name only

Sources say Ottawa’s proposed sovereign wealth fund differs in key respects from the world’s most successful model

by Sam Forster

Top Stories

Editorial: How Ottawa could revive charitable giving

Editorial: How Ottawa could revive charitable giving

by The Editorial Board

Experts praise changes to Disability Tax Credit approvals

Experts praise changes to Disability Tax Credit approvals

by Meagan Gillmore

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Single payer or hybrid? In pursuit of better health care

Single payer or hybrid? In pursuit of better health care

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‘Ozempic personality’: When weight loss drugs quiet more than hunger pangs

‘Ozempic personality’: When weight loss drugs quiet more than hunger pangs

by Alexandra Keeler

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Politics & Policy

Carney invited to join European leaders summit in Armenia

Carney invited to join European leaders summit in Armenia

AI ‘slopaganda’ polluting Canada separatism conversation: report

AI ‘slopaganda’ polluting Canada separatism conversation: report

Carney launches $25-billion sovereign wealth fund

Carney launches $25-billion sovereign wealth fund

AI puts the billable hour on trial

AI puts the billable hour on trial

Fit in fatigues: German army presses recruitment drive

Fit in fatigues: German army presses recruitment drive

Op-Ed: Canada’s citizenship drift

Op-Ed: Canada’s citizenship drift

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CO MMUNITY

Community

New strategy aims to boost volunteerism among veterans

New strategy aims to boost volunteerism among veterans

Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

Drugs & Crime

Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

Drug treatment courts promise a way out of jail. But do they work?

Drug treatment courts promise a way out of jail. But do they work?

Religion

Pope Leo comes into his own with Trump spat

Pope Leo comes into his own with Trump spat

Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage

Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage

Development Aid

Double Double diplomacy: Ottawa defends tying aid to trade

Double Double diplomacy: Ottawa defends tying aid to trade

Development aid down ‘historic’ 23 per cent in 2025: OECD

Development aid down ‘historic’ 23 per cent in 2025: OECD

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PROFESSIONAL

Universal health care in name only

‘Stop hiring humans’? Silicon Valley confronts AI job panic

Op-Ed: Breaking the simple binary in health care

Op-Ed: The infrastructure crisis no one is talking about

HEALTH & AGING

U.K. agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008

U.K. agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008

U.K. health data of 500,000 people listed for sale in China

U.K. health data of 500,000 people listed for sale in China

New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough

New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough

SECURITY

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

AI ‘agent’ fever comes with lurking security threats

AI ‘agent’ fever comes with lurking security threats

U.S. House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

U.S. House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

Australia to boost defence spending to 3% of GDP

Australia to boost defence spending to 3% of GDP

Family

One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox

One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox

AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activist

AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activist

Editorial: The social program that should be a scandal

Editorial: The social program that should be a scandal

Brazil approves law allowing shared pet custody

Brazil approves law allowing shared pet custody

COMMENTARY

Editorial: Carney’s credentials don’t put him above scrutiny

Editorial: Carney’s credentials don’t put him above scrutiny

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: Make floor crossers prove they retain voters’ support

by The Editorial Board

Our readers weigh in this spring…

by Letters

Editorial: A necessary resignation — and unnecessary standard

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: The rise of a new hemispheric security pact

by Ravi Maharaj

Op-Ed: The NDP’s uncertain path forward under Avi Lewis

by Eric Wilkinson

Editorial: The disquieting quiet after Tumbler Ridge

by The Editorial Board