Canada is paying a high price for its short-sighted oil strategy
Without new export routes to Asia, Canada risks weaker job growth, less money for public services and a higher cost of living
Alberta is killing a free-enterprise golden goose
by Doug Firby
Alberta talks up free enterprise, but its treatment of renewable energy tells a very different story
Alberta was right to kill the minimum wage bill
Bill 201 would have repeated the Notley-era minimum wage policy that led to declines in youth employment
Venezuela’s crisis is a warning Canada can’t ignore
by David Leis
What looks like a far-off political mess is exposing how vulnerable Canada really is, especially on energy
Alberta
PoliticsAlberta’s Bill 11 opens door to private health care across Canada
Two-tier health care is expanding in Alberta. Bill 11 allows private health insurance for services traditionally covered by the public system
Business
Canada chooses to dump milk rather than lower prices
Milk dumping is a policy choice, not an accident
Health
LatestWe can’t keep pretending social media is safe for kids
Social media companies failed to protect our children, so governments are right to impose limits
Careers
Why trying too hard hurts your odds of landing a job
Bombed the job interview? Don’t give up just yet
Why nobody plans for the future anymore
Four words that will help you get hired
Life
LatestLove wasn’t always in the air on Valentine’s Day
The romantic version came much later. The origin story is far less sentimental
A&E, Books
LatestThe Grenada invasion could have broken the Reagan-Thatcher relationship. It didn’t
by Pat Murphy
Reagan sidelined Thatcher by invading Grenada without consulting her but the relationship survived anyway
Education
LatestGenocide begins when people choose to remain silent
Genocide doesn’t happen because of “monsters” but because the rest of us choose to do nothing
Sports
LatestThe CFL’s rule changes will make the sport stronger
The rule changes update the game without turning it into NFL Lite
Eye on
CalgaryTent cities were rare five years ago. Now they’re everywhere
Encampments that were meant to be temporary have become a permanent feature in our communities
Politics
NationalCanada’s favourite weapon against criminal regimes is a press release
Maduro’s capture shows that enforcement works and exposes the cost of Ottawa’s empty rhetoric
Science, Technology
LatestA new Sinatra treasure trove makes the case for AI in music
A new batch of long-buried Sinatra recordings from SING Records lands with real punch, and the AI behind the sound is hard to dismiss
Travel
LatestA beaver dam cut our 2017 Agawa Canyon train ride short
This year, we finally made it all the way
All
LatestTaxpayers call on Ford government to end borrowing, cut taxes in pre-budget proposal
Ontario's debt is nearing half a trillion dollars. Failing to curb spending only deepens the burden taxpayers already carry
Drive
LatestA used Nissan Leaf is cheap for a reason
by Buying Used
The Nissan Leaf still makes sense for city driving, but battery wear and charging constraints narrow its appeal fast
World
LatestWhy Canada no longer qualifies as a middle power
by Gerry Bowler
Middle power status is earned through strength and credibility, not speeches at Davos