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The care Canadians want, but feel they can’t count on

The care Canadians want, but feel they can’t count on

A new poll reveals a gap between what Canadians expect from palliative care and what they think they will get

by Meagan Gillmore

Top Stories

The long shadow of long COVID

The long shadow of long COVID

by Meagan Gillmore

Editorial: The real error in Smith’s ways

Editorial: The real error in Smith’s ways

by The Editorial Board

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Op-Ed: Canada needs a national disability insurance program

Op-Ed: Canada needs a national disability insurance program

by Hubert Van Niekerk

The health-care programs on the chopping block

The health-care programs on the chopping block

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Politics & Policy

China’s influence operations pose systemic threat to democracies: report

China’s influence operations pose systemic threat to democracies: report

New drug centre to generate intelligence for law enforcement

New drug centre to generate intelligence for law enforcement

From homeless to the House of Commons: A MP’s journey through addiction

From homeless to the House of Commons: A MP’s journey through addiction

Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘unacceptable’

Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘unacceptable’

Carney compares ‘dangerous’ Alberta separatist bid to Brexit

Carney compares ‘dangerous’ Alberta separatist bid to Brexit

New data show where breast cancer rates are highest

New data show where breast cancer rates are highest

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Community

Canada targeting World Cup first in Group B campaign

Canada targeting World Cup first in Group B campaign

Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats

Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats

Drugs & Crime

Canada’s psychedelic therapy gap widens as U.S. moves ahead

Canada’s psychedelic therapy gap widens as U.S. moves ahead

‘Engineered for addiction’: WHO slams soaring nicotine pouch sales

‘Engineered for addiction’: WHO slams soaring nicotine pouch sales

Religion

AI threatens to reduce humans to ‘mere cogs’: Pope

AI threatens to reduce humans to ‘mere cogs’: Pope

Pope’s first year: From restraint to Trump showdown

Pope’s first year: From restraint to Trump showdown

Development Aid

Canada’s cautious response to Cuba’s humanitarian crisis

Canada’s cautious response to Cuba’s humanitarian crisis

Op-Ed: Why replacing aid with trade is fundamentally misguided

Op-Ed: Why replacing aid with trade is fundamentally misguided

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PROFESSIONAL

‘My job is going’: U.K. workers squeezed out by AI

Canadian AI firm Cohere expands further with biomedical acquisition

The common, treatable and often undetected cause of dementia

Canadian Jon Klassen’s ‘subtle, astute’ children’s stories earn international acclaim

HEALTH & AGING

WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

U.K. fines online suicide forum £950,000 for its links to 130 deaths

U.K. fines online suicide forum £950,000 for its links to 130 deaths

‘I applied to be pope’: Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT

‘I applied to be pope’: Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT

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

SECURITY

Canada chooses Sweden’s Saab in defence deal over U.S. rivals

Canada chooses Sweden’s Saab in defence deal over U.S. rivals

Trump links normalizing ties with Israel to Iran peace deal

Trump links normalizing ties with Israel to Iran peace deal

Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain over sexual assault

Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain over sexual assault

U.S. designs on Greenland unchanged, PM says after meeting Trump envoy

U.S. designs on Greenland unchanged, PM says after meeting Trump envoy

Family

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Op-Ed: Most Canadians are worried about youth exposure to porn. Is Ottawa listening?

Op-Ed: Most Canadians are worried about youth exposure to porn. Is Ottawa listening?

Love outside the law

Love outside the law

Parliament urged to recognize animal sentience

Parliament urged to recognize animal sentience

COMMENTARY

Editorial: Carney should lead a united response to China

Editorial: Carney should lead a united response to China

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: The problems Build Canada Homes must solve

by Matt Spoke

Editorial: Canada’s election blind spots

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: Five lessons from covering the world’s top health-care system

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: The problem with the Carney government’s approach to aid

by John McKay

Editorial: How Ottawa could revive charitable giving

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Canada’s citizenship drift

by Andrew Griffith