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Friendly or cold? Careless or practical? What voters see in the federal parties

Politics

Jagmeet Singh and the case for second chances

Cuisine

Why TikTok food is ugly and disgusting and completely addictive

Society

Typical 'vaccine hesitant' person is a 42-year-old Ontario woman who votes Liberal: Abacus polling

Singh on a walkaround at the Parkdale Public Market in Ottawa. (Justin Tang/CP)

Singh on a walkaround at the Parkdale Public Market in Ottawa. (Justin Tang/CP)

Politics

Jagmeet Singh and the case for second chances

Our political parties are becoming magpies, dumping leaders for the next shiny thing. But look what happens when they don't.

News

Champagne ascends the 30-m ladder to his lookout perch (Photograph by Amber Bracken)

Champagne ascends the 30-m ladder to his lookout perch (Photograph by Amber Bracken)

Environment

The lonely life of a wildfire lookout in northern Alberta

Fung Ling Feimo at the Ogden building. (Photograph by Colin Way)

Fung Ling Feimo at the Ogden building. (Photograph by Colin Way)

Society

A doorway to a hidden past in Calgary

Mahnaz Alizadeh

Mahnaz Alizadeh

News

Escape from Iran

Pineapple Crush (Photograph by Alex Stead)

Pineapple Crush (Photograph by Alex Stead)

Health

The sour taste of a soda tax in Newfoundland and Labrador

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 19: People sit in Piccadilly Circus as the light display reads 'Let's Open Up London' on the day of lifting of nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions in London, United Kingdom on July 19, 2021. The removal of social and economic restrictions in England including social distancing, working from home, limits on gathering sizes and face mask mandate comes amid rapidly rising infection numbers driven by the Delta variant with UK daily Covid-19 cases exceeding 50,000 on two consecutive days last week. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 19: People sit in Piccadilly Circus as the light display reads 'Let's Open Up London' on the day of lifting of nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions in London, United Kingdom on July 19, 2021. The removal of social and economic restrictions in England including social distancing, working from home, limits on gathering sizes and face mask mandate comes amid rapidly rising infection numbers driven by the Delta variant with UK daily Covid-19 cases exceeding 50,000 on two consecutive days last week. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Opinion

Looking to a post-pandemic Canada: What can we learn from the U.K.?

Architectural firm MAEID’s 'Magic Queen, 2020,' an autonomous techno-organic environment of 3D-printed organic material (Andrea Avezzù/Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia)

Architectural firm MAEID’s 'Magic Queen, 2020,' an autonomous techno-organic environment of 3D-printed organic material (Andrea Avezzù/Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia)

Arts

A post-pandemic Architecture Biennale

Libralesso’s father touches his son’s hands as he goes for a swim in his backyard in Barrie, Ont. (Photograph by Marta Iwanek)

Libralesso’s father touches his son’s hands as he goes for a swim in his backyard in Barrie, Ont. (Photograph by Marta Iwanek)

Society

One mother's human-rights victory over hardline COVID restrictions

Pharmacist Suzanne Garrett draws a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Amherstview, Ontario on Friday June 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

Pharmacist Suzanne Garrett draws a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Amherstview, Ontario on Friday June 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

News

How to encourage vaccine-hesitant people to get their COVID shots

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(Illustrations by Anna Minzhulina)

(Illustrations by Anna Minzhulina)

Politics

Justin Trudeau puts his (small) mark on the world

Paul Wells: The PM is set to become the longest-lasting leader in the world’s most exclusive club—hailed by his team as ‘dean of the G7.’ His record on foreign aid, peacekeeping and Canada-U.S. relations points to a much more disinterested role.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

(Courtesy of Kyra Flaherty)

(Courtesy of Kyra Flaherty)

Health

The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North

(Courtesy of the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre)

(Courtesy of the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre)

Society

A once-bustling Greyhound rest stop sits empty. It's a relic of a bygone era.

Shot of a young businessman relaxing at his desk during a late night at work

Shot of a young businessman relaxing at his desk during a late night at work

Sponsored

How robo-advisors help you ride out the investment roller coaster

(Illustrations: Anne Cresci)

(Illustrations: Anne Cresci)

Economy

Why isn’t more clothing made in Canada?

Education

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

Education

University Rankings 2021

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Sponsored

Debunked: four myths about online learning

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

Education

Inside the mental health crisis at Canadian universities

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Education

University students remain closely tied to their parents—emotionally and otherwise

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Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him after the collision that claimed 16 lives (Ryan Remiorz/CP)

Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him after the collision that claimed 16 lives (Ryan Remiorz/CP)

Society

Forgiving Jaskirat Sidhu

A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

News

Year One: The untold story of the pandemic in Canada

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Society

Does Thomas Chan belong in prison?

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Life

Don't give up on hope. The world needs it.

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

George W. Bush (Mark Wilson/Getty Images), Donald Trump (Tasos Katopodis/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images), and Trudeau (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

World

The doomed 30-year battle to stop a pandemic