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‘Start paying attention now’: Alberta’s referendum season heats up

‘Start paying attention now’: Alberta’s referendum season heats up

Premier Smith’s government-initiated slate of questions could be joined at the ballot box this fall by a citizen-led push for separation

by Sam Forster

Top Stories

Carney backs U.S. strikes on Iran

Carney backs U.S. strikes on Iran

by Agence France Presse

Editorial: A fast track to 50 years of losses

Editorial: A fast track to 50 years of losses

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Editor’s Picks

Canada’s first men’s health strategy cheered as key milestone

Canada’s first men’s health strategy cheered as key milestone

by Meagan Gillmore

What a Mexican drug kingpin’s death means for Canada

What a Mexican drug kingpin’s death means for Canada

by Alexandra Keeler

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Politics & Policy

Canada and India: trade, energy and diplomacy

Canada and India: trade, energy and diplomacy

Canada dithers on prediction market regulation, as U.S. plows ahead

Canada dithers on prediction market regulation, as U.S. plows ahead

Canada renews Operation UNIFIER to 2029

Canada renews Operation UNIFIER to 2029

Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter

Canada summons OpenAI over failure to report mass shooter

Carney heads to Asia seeking new trade partners as U.S. ties fray

Carney heads to Asia seeking new trade partners as U.S. ties fray

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

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

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Inside the Mexican resort that was the final hideout of ‘El Mencho’

Inside the Mexican resort that was the final hideout of ‘El Mencho’

Declaration calls for converting 20% of churches to housing

Declaration calls for converting 20% of churches to housing

Drugs & Crime

Is too much naloxone dangerous?

Is too much naloxone dangerous?

What Canada can learn from Portugal’s harm reduction model

What Canada can learn from Portugal’s harm reduction model

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

Workplace equality exists nowhere: World Bank

Should police be in schools?

The charity backing Canada’s Olympians

How AI is affecting Canada’s job market

HEALTH & AGING

New study probes why chronic pain lasts longer in women

New study probes why chronic pain lasts longer in women

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

SECURITY

Ottawa makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence

Ottawa makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence

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

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

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

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

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

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

Family

Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms

Instagram to warn parents when teens search for suicide terms

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

COMMENTARY

Editorial: Signals aren’t enough for scarred investors

Editorial: Signals aren’t enough for scarred investors

by The Editorial Board

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

by Meilun Yu and Jaden Braves

Editorial: The ‘death knell’ for reconciliation

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Employers must not abandon hybrid work

by Mary Crowley

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