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New data show where breast cancer rates are highest

New data show where breast cancer rates are highest

Doctors say data about where breast cancer rates are highest should inform health-care investment decisions

by Meagan Gillmore

Top Stories

Love outside the law

Love outside the law

by Alexandra Keeler

The common, treatable and often undetected cause of dementia

The common, treatable and often undetected cause of dementia

by Cynthia Lien

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The health-care programs on the chopping block

The health-care programs on the chopping block

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Editorial: Carney should lead a united response to China

Editorial: Carney should lead a united response to China

by The Editorial Board

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Politics & Policy

China’s top diplomat to boost ‘new partnership’ with Canada visit

China’s top diplomat to boost ‘new partnership’ with Canada visit

Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatist push advances

Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatist push advances

Rich nations topped $100B climate finance goal again in 2023, 2024: OECD

Rich nations topped $100B climate finance goal again in 2023, 2024: OECD

Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain over sexual assault

Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain over sexual assault

Raul Castro: the other leader of Cuba’s revolution

Raul Castro: the other leader of Cuba’s revolution

Tory MP Michael Chong visits Taiwan to show ‘solidarity’

Tory MP Michael Chong visits Taiwan to show ‘solidarity’

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CO MMUNITY

Community

Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats

Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats

Canadian soccer ready for World Cup coming out party

Canadian soccer ready for World Cup coming out party

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

Pope’s first year: From restraint to Trump showdown

Pope’s first year: From restraint to Trump showdown

A crisis the world isn’t watching

A crisis the world isn’t watching

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

Canadian AI firm Cohere expands further with biomedical acquisition

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

Canada’s little known, little used female Viagra

AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says

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

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

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

U.S. halts joint defence board with Canada

U.S. halts joint defence board with Canada

NATO “could never be more important than today”: Anand

NATO “could never be more important than today”: Anand

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

Global military spending surges on insecurity: report

Family

Parliament urged to recognize animal sentience

Parliament urged to recognize animal sentience

Life inside the online far right, and why one woman walked away

Life inside the online far right, and why one woman walked away

Sweden plans electronic bracelets to monitor kids at risk of gang recruitment

Sweden plans electronic bracelets to monitor kids at risk of gang recruitment

Experts praise changes to Disability Tax Credit approvals

Experts praise changes to Disability Tax Credit approvals

COMMENTARY

Op-Ed: The problems Build Canada Homes must solve

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

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

by The Editorial Board

GAMES

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China’s food push — and what it means for Canadian farmers

China’s food push — and what it means for Canadian farmers

Crosswords

Sudoku 4

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