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Opinion
No need to worry about war crimes, Trump has soldiers' backs: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Point of View
There's a wolf in the kitchen: We need to change how Ottawa transfers money
Lori Lee Oates
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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OPINION | How Alberta's proposed 'fair deal' plan could cut separatism off at the knees
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Ken Boessenkool
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Despite Pierre Trudeau's flaws, give him the credit he deserves on national unity
Despite all of Pierre Trudeau's flaws and failures, it is the success he achieved in dealing with the crucial issue of his day that defines his legacy, writes Wyatt James Schierman.
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Wyatt James Schierman
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Opinion
Indigenous cultural support in Regina Public Schools leaves a lot to be desired
Celeste Bird
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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OPINION | The UCP's anti-intellectual agenda is harming education — and the economy
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Jennifer Garrison
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Why the People's Party of Canada election result shouldn't be underestimated
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Jordan Stanger-Ross
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Opinion
'It's pretty brutal, pretty unforgiving': Why the West should move beyond an oilpatch economy
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Rylan Higgins
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Opinion
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney might be bilingual but he needs to learn a new language
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton |
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Opinion
Why Don Cherry should apologize instead of hiding behind excuse that he's fighting for veterans
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Leon Yu
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Opinion
'Slosh, slosh, slosh': the maddening, twilight world of medical waiting lists | Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Point of View
Are elders being replaced by screens? A letter to my grandchildren
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Joachim Bonnetrouge
Canada -North |
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Opinion
School violence: How we can fix at least one of the reasons it persists
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Paul W. Bennett
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Opinion
As a Crown prosecutor, I saw how our justice system traumatizes Indigenous people
Harold Johnson
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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OPINION | Kenney's 'Fair Deal' speech may prove to be a watershed moment in his tenure as premier
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Jen Gerson
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Don Cherry's weaponization of poppy dangerously perverts Canada's national identity
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Adam Kassam
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Why this N.WT. woman sees being an elder as the 'highest honour'
Canada -North |
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Point of View
Canadians of all races, backgrounds served in battles commemorated on Remembrance Day: Peter Mansbridge
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Peter Mansbridge
Canada |
The political science of Alberta's 'fair deal' panel
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Duane Bratt
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Donald Trump, anointed of God — seriously?: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
'Divided is the place where we start on the road to united': Hope for our future lives on library shelves
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Trevor Herriot
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Analysis
In defence of climate change 'hypocrisy'
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Brooks DeCillia
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion | Jabs between Kenney and Notley reach new level of ridiculousness
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Opinion
Pierre Trudeau was a remarkable man, but not Canada's national saviour
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Donald Wright
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Opinion
Bullying isn't just a problem, it should be considered a national emergency based on the stunning statistics
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Rob Benn-Frenette
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