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Opinion
How RCMP job policy is undermining the careers of women within its ranks
Police organizations are attempting to recruit more women, but a key consideration of how to best support and retain women who are already in uniform is being overlooked, write Souhila Baba and Andréanne Angehrn.
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Souhila Baba & Andréanne Angehrn
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Opinion
Arguing again over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie? Consider this
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Craig Silliphant
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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OPINION | Kenney goes to Ottawa seeking gold, returns with participation medal
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
Opinion
Why Canada's broken disability support system is needlessly costing millions, harming mental health
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Dr. Pamela Valentine
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Opinion
Gun control: It's been 30 years since the École Polytechnique massacre, so if not now then when?
With the 30th anniversary of the École Polytechnique femicide comes Canada's gun control moment of reckoning, writes Heidi Rathjen.
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Heidi Rathjen
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Opinion
Ignoring all those inconvenient traditional and unceded Indigenous rights: Neil Macdonald
Despite its gushing declarations of support for Indigenous people, the government is defying an order to compensate thousands of families for discrimination.
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
'I live racism. Others witness it': Winnipeg hip-hop artist confronts heartache after growing up in CFS care
Winnipegger Tyrel Genaille says he was called an outsider and treated differently than the other foster kids he lived with. Watch his story, part of a series on the personal toll racism takes.
Tyrel Genaille
Canada -Manitoba |
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Opinion
Why international tests don't show the full picture of Manitoba student achievement
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Matt Henderson
Canada -Manitoba ||
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OPINION | Kenney can throw a punch but Moody's report shows he can't take one
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton |
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Opinion
The House is back, and it's time for members of Parliament to grow up
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Tamara Miller
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Opinion
How vaping is undermining Canada's battle against cigarettes
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Dr. Anthony Graham
Opinion ||
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OPINION | Calgary lags behind on transit-oriented development
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Richard White
Canada -Calgary ||
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OPINION | You people might want to think before you judge Don Cherry
Yusur Al-Bahrani
Canada -North ||
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OPINION | Some hard truths (and a dirty little secret) about Canadian energy
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Brian Jean
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
A divided Alberta was on display at United Conservative Party's AGM
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Duane Bratt
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Bill Peters' departure spells the dawning of a new era in hockey: Hall
Vicki Hall
Sports -Hockey -NHL |
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OPINION | Jason Kenney's pugilistic approach to governing means finding enemies everywhere
Graham Thomson
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Power play: Hockey players are finally speaking out against the sport's toxic culture
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Oren Weisfeld
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Opinion
A letter to the West: Let's put aside the climate change thing for a bit and focus on some realities
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Robert Fraser
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Opinion | Carbon capture and storage: Hasn't Alberta learned its lesson?
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Opinion
Firing two luckless patsies just makes Scheer look hapless: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
'Sustainable' is a trendy word in the food industry — but farmers aren't getting enough credit for it
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Delaney Seiferling
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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OPINION | It worked for the oilsands: In defence of government picking winners
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Sara Hastings-Simon
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
As a farmer, I think we should stop trying to 'educate' consumers
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Laura Hoimyr
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
If hockey is for everyone, those in power need to listen — even if the message is difficult to hear
Vicki Hall
Sports -Hockey -NHL ||
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Opinion
An Alberta Pension Plan has merit — but not as a source of fresh capital for the energy sector
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Max Fawcett
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Selective indignation: Why the Trudeau government needs to reassess its relationships in Latin America
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Stephen Kimber & John Kirk
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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 ||