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MAID educator refuses to provide its curriculum to parliamentary committee

MAID educator refuses to provide its curriculum to parliamentary committee

MAID educator says it is impossible to provide its curriculum to committee that will prepare a crucial report on MAID for mental illness

by Meagan Gillmore

Top Stories

Editorial: Canada’s extraordinary new citizenship rules

Editorial: Canada’s extraordinary new citizenship rules

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‘An old-school appointment’: Experts weigh in on Arbour’s selection as governor general

‘An old-school appointment’: Experts weigh in on Arbour’s selection as governor general

by Sam Forster

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Dirt poor: The debate over herbicide resistant crops

Dirt poor: The debate over herbicide resistant crops

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New citizenship rules leave Canadian archivists overwhelmed

New citizenship rules leave Canadian archivists overwhelmed

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Politics & Policy

Carney under fire as Canada economy contracts

Carney under fire as Canada economy contracts

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

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

Op-Ed: Canada needs a national disability insurance program

Op-Ed: Canada needs a national disability insurance program

Digital G7 reaches limited deal on child protection, AI energy impact

Digital G7 reaches limited deal on child protection, AI energy impact

NATO outrage as drone hits Romania apartment block

NATO outrage as drone hits Romania apartment block

EU to bolster trade defence tools against China: report

EU to bolster trade defence tools against China: report

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Jonathan David, Canada’s ‘Iceman’ aiming to light up World Cup

Jonathan David, Canada’s ‘Iceman’ aiming to light up World Cup

The long shadow of long COVID

The long shadow of long COVID

Drugs & Crime

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

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

Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘unacceptable’

Carney calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘unacceptable’

Canada’s cautious response to Cuba’s humanitarian crisis

Canada’s cautious response to Cuba’s humanitarian crisis

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PROFESSIONAL

After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

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

New data show where breast cancer rates are highest

Canadian AI firm Cohere expands further with biomedical acquisition

HEALTH & AGING

Sweden hits smoke-free goal of under five per cent daily smokers: report

Sweden hits smoke-free goal of under five per cent daily smokers: report

The health-care programs on the chopping block

The health-care programs on the chopping block

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

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

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: The real error in Smith’s ways

Editorial: The real error in Smith’s ways

by The Editorial Board

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

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

by Nicolas Moyer

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