Home - Canadian Affairs

Canadian Affairs

Fearless and independent Canadian journalism

Sign In

Featured

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

Fossil fuel companies can help accelerate the clean energy transition if properly incentivized. Climate policy often gets this wrong

by Jude Barros

Top Stories

From three seats to government: The rise of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

From three seats to government: The rise of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

by Seth Forward

Editorial: Driverless cars killing the case for high-speed rail

Editorial: Driverless cars killing the case for high-speed rail

by The Editorial Board

Editor’s Picks

A future of driverless rides draws closer

A future of driverless rides draws closer

by Sam Forster

Canada’s farmland is worth $760B. Investors want in

Canada’s farmland is worth $760B. Investors want in

by Alexandra Keeler

MORE RECENT STORIES

WTO hikes 2026 trade growth forecast on AI boom

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

South African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2026

China agrees to ‘moderate’ car exports to Europe

October 10, 2026

Fired researchers accuse OpenAI of ‘chilling’ safety efforts

October 9, 2026

Canada’s Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

U.S., China, EU: three paths to regulating AI

October 8, 2026

Get the Canadian Affairs app to read us anywhere you go.

Learn more here

Politics & Policy

Liberals’ proposed MAID changes spark division

Liberals’ proposed MAID changes spark division

Canada trade surplus jumps in August on rise in U.S. exports

Canada trade surplus jumps in August on rise in U.S. exports

Chinese EVs pose privacy, security and industry risks: experts

Chinese EVs pose privacy, security and industry risks: experts

Parti Quebecois claim victory, fall short of majority

Parti Quebecois claim victory, fall short of majority

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

At Oct. 7 memorial, Netanyahu says there will be no Hamas rule in Gaza

At Oct. 7 memorial, Netanyahu says there will be no Hamas rule in Gaza

Most Read

CO MMUNITY

Community

Amazon vows $1B for data centre towns, decries ‘myths’

Amazon vows $1B for data centre towns, decries ‘myths’

From country pulpit to national council: Canadian church council gets new director

From country pulpit to national council: Canadian church council gets new director

Drugs & Crime

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

‘Longevity economy’ fuels peptide boom

‘Longevity economy’ fuels peptide boom

Religion

Prayer times are a-changing: How time shifts affect religious groups

Prayer times are a-changing: How time shifts affect religious groups

The economics of religious belief

The economics of religious belief

Development Aid

Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home

Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home

A middle power adrift? Experts lament Canada’s diminished peacekeeping role

A middle power adrift? Experts lament Canada’s diminished peacekeeping role

Receive a weekly newsletter featuring our best stories from the week.

PROFESSIONAL

Op-Ed: Canadian companies must learn to re-shore their international talent

How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly

The skilled trades boom — and bottleneck

Op-Ed: Canada’s declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness

HEALTH & AGING

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

Life expectancy almost back to pre-pandemic levels, says WHO

Life expectancy almost back to pre-pandemic levels, says WHO

Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input

Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input

Family

‘Big holes’: Ottawa’s $12B child-care deal with Ontario falls short, advocates say

‘Big holes’: Ottawa’s $12B child-care deal with Ontario falls short, advocates say

The promise and perils of national disability insurance

The promise and perils of national disability insurance

Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son

Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son

‘Long overdue’: Social prescribing turns its focus to caregivers

‘Long overdue’: Social prescribing turns its focus to caregivers

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Making sense of the U.S., Denmark and Greenland’s new security deal

Making sense of the U.S., Denmark and Greenland’s new security deal

Carney eyes 2027 for final approval of new ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline

Carney eyes 2027 for final approval of new ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline

LNG Canada to double capacity

LNG Canada to double capacity

Trump floats fertilizer deal with Russian-allied Belarus, in pivot from Canada

Trump floats fertilizer deal with Russian-allied Belarus, in pivot from Canada

‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality

‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality

Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea

Denmark inaugurates CO2 storage facility in North Sea

SECURITY

Ukraine to postpone some spending amid delays in foreign aid

Ukraine to postpone some spending amid delays in foreign aid

Swedes spend night in bunker to prepare for air raids

Swedes spend night in bunker to prepare for air raids

Carney considered chance Trump might use military against Canada: NYT

Carney considered chance Trump might use military against Canada: NYT

U.S. mobilizes Canada and other allies in the Arctic

U.S. mobilizes Canada and other allies in the Arctic

COMMENTARY

Editorial: The case against AI regulation is stronger than it looks

Editorial: The case against AI regulation is stronger than it looks

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Data make clear COVID-19 vaccines were a success

by Arnold Neufeldt-Fast

Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada

by John Stapleton

Editorial: The wins, whys and we’ll sees of Canada’s investment summit

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Big tech shouldn’t own the future of AI

by Hamid Bolouri

Op-Ed: Canada must stop thinking in three oceans

by Jonathan Berkshire Miller

CROSSWORDS

Crossword: Word Search

Crossword: Word Search

Crossword: Bee Gees

Crossword: Bee Gees

Crossword: Q Queue

Crossword: Q Queue

Crossword: Essay Outline

Crossword: Essay Outline

We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%.