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‘Target on its back’: Report argues against OAS reform

‘Target on its back’: Report argues against OAS reform

Ahead of the budget, a new report says changes to Ottawa’s costliest social program should be approached with caution

by Meagan Gillmore

Top Stories

Soup, jobs and dignity: The social enterprise employing people facing barriers to work

Soup, jobs and dignity: The social enterprise employing people facing barriers to work

by John Longhurst

Op-Ed: Canadian schools need well-considered AI guidance

Op-Ed: Canadian schools need well-considered AI guidance

by Joanna DeJong VanHof

Editor’s Picks

Elizabeth May launches Parliament’s first all-party peace caucus

Elizabeth May launches Parliament’s first all-party peace caucus

by John Longhurst

EU-Canada rhetoric on critical minerals exceeds firm commitments: sources

EU-Canada rhetoric on critical minerals exceeds firm commitments: sources

by Seth Forward

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Politics & Policy

Canada, EU to bring ties to ‘highest’ possible level at Montreal summit

Canada, EU to bring ties to ‘highest’ possible level at Montreal summit

Canada investing $1.6 billion in AI firm Cohere: Carney

Canada investing $1.6 billion in AI firm Cohere: Carney

Dental care needs better communication: auditor general

Dental care needs better communication: auditor general

Permanent daylight savings time a step back for health, researchers say

Permanent daylight savings time a step back for health, researchers say

Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war

Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war

EU seeks deportation powers for beefed up border agency

EU seeks deportation powers for beefed up border agency

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ESCAPE

‘Cruise for life’ strands passengers as operator goes bust

‘Cruise for life’ strands passengers as operator goes bust

No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb

No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb

How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly

How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly

PROFESSIONAL

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Lawsuit challenges mandatory Indigenous land acknowledgements

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

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CO MMUNITY

Community

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

Investigation into military base fire expected to take ‘at least a month’

Investigation into military base fire expected to take ‘at least a month’

Drugs & Crime

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Religion

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

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

Development Aid

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

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

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

HEALTH & AGING

Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

Family

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

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

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

‘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

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

SECURITY

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump

Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump

COMMENTARY

Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

by Omer Khalil

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

by The Editorial Board

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

by Alexandra Keeler

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

by James Fleck

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

by The Editorial Board

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

by Lucia Tramonte and Herbert Emery

Editorial: Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice

by The Editorial Board

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