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Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

Is Toronto ready for the World Cup?

Sources worry Toronto has done a poor job of promoting and preparing for the World Cup and the surge of visitors it will bring

by Alexandra Keeler

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Do MPs get rewarded for switching parties?

Do MPs get rewarded for switching parties?

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Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

Can cannabis treat opioid addiction?

by Alexandra Keeler

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Universal health care in name only

Universal health care in name only

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Scrutiny at stake as Liberals consider committee overhaul

Scrutiny at stake as Liberals consider committee overhaul

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Politics & Policy

U.S. House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

U.S. House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

Editorial: Make floor crossers prove they retain voters’ support

Editorial: Make floor crossers prove they retain voters’ support

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

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

Middle East instability strengthens case for Canadian LNG exports

Middle East instability strengthens case for Canadian LNG exports

Carney vows action to boost Trump-threatened economy after winning majority

Carney vows action to boost Trump-threatened economy after winning majority

Carney’s Liberals win majority

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CO MMUNITY

Community

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?

Policing, PTSD, pro hockey and the journey in between

Policing, PTSD, pro hockey and the journey in between

Drugs & Crime

The case for Canadian pharmacare

The case for Canadian pharmacare

How Ontario’s three private drug consumption sites are surviving

How Ontario’s three private drug consumption sites are surviving

Religion

Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage

Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage

Hindu devotional clubbing sways India’s youth

Hindu devotional clubbing sways India’s youth

Development Aid

Development aid down ‘historic’ 23 per cent in 2025: OECD

Development aid down ‘historic’ 23 per cent in 2025: OECD

Architect of aid law warns of Canada’s new approach to aid

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PROFESSIONAL

‘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

Editorial: A necessary resignation — and unnecessary standard

HEALTH & AGING

Mixed signals: Alberta limits MAID and scales back disability supports

Mixed signals: Alberta limits MAID and scales back disability supports

Why experts want fermented foods added to Canada’s food guide

Why experts want fermented foods added to Canada’s food guide

Should Canada screen for cholesterol earlier?

Should Canada screen for cholesterol earlier?

SECURITY

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

Facts about Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire

Facts about Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire

In Trump’s war on Iran, tactical wins and long-term damage to U.S.

In Trump’s war on Iran, tactical wins and long-term damage to U.S.

Family

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

National child-care program needs overhaul to succeed: think tank

National child-care program needs overhaul to succeed: think tank

COMMENTARY

Our readers weigh in this spring…

Our readers weigh in this spring…

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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

Editorial: Canadians are increasingly less happy. Here’s the one thing that must change

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Carney’s middle-power mirage

by Stephen Nagy