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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

Some patients report mood changes after starting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, as clinicians examine its effects on the brain’s reward system

by Alexandra Keeler

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Why Chinese ‘involution’ is Canada’s problem

Why Chinese ‘involution’ is Canada’s problem

by Sam Forster

Op-Ed: Canada’s citizenship drift

Op-Ed: Canada’s citizenship drift

by Andrew Griffith

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New strategy aims to boost volunteerism among veterans

New strategy aims to boost volunteerism among veterans

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AI puts the billable hour on trial

AI puts the billable hour on trial

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Politics & Policy

Canada hails progress at G7 meet after climate absence to appease U.S.

Canada hails progress at G7 meet after climate absence to appease U.S.

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

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

Canada not as reliant on U.S. economy as some think: Carney

Canada not as reliant on U.S. economy as some think: Carney

‘A black hole’: Canada’s lobbying commissioner, rules draw criticism

‘A black hole’: Canada’s lobbying commissioner, rules draw criticism

U.S. doesn’t dictate terms of trade talks: Carney

U.S. doesn’t dictate terms of trade talks: Carney

EU to gauge member states’ willingness to punish Israel

EU to gauge member states’ willingness to punish Israel

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Community

Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

‘People care about people’: Why privately sponsored refugees succeed

‘People care about people’: Why privately sponsored refugees succeed

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. 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

‘The only thing left’: One woman’s journey from MAID critic to MAID widow

‘The only thing left’: One woman’s journey from MAID critic to MAID widow

SECURITY

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

‘No other way’: Mideast prepares for more fighting as talks fail

‘No other way’: Mideast prepares for more fighting as talks fail

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: Make floor crossers prove they retain voters’ support

Editorial: Make floor crossers prove they retain voters’ support

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Editorial: A necessary resignation — and unnecessary standard

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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

Op-Ed: Interesting work loses its appeal

by Scott Schieman