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Opinion
Why are photo ops (except Trump's) so brutally boring?: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
Canadians travelling to or through U.S. should pay close attention to their withering rights
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H.M. Jocelyn
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Opinion
Careful, Canada: What Ireland has learned about two-tier health care
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Steve Thomas
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Opinion
'Smarter and stronger'? New law is really a cruel gutting of access to justice for the impoverished
Ontario's Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, introduced this week, could create a destructive feedback loop that will crush the province's legal aid system, writes Michael Spratt.
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Michael Spratt
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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, writes Souhila Baba.
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Souhila Baba
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Point of View
The fandom menace: Why I won't let toxic Star Wars fans take me to the dark side
For the last two years the Star Wars community has been divided over this new Disney era for the franchise, writes Geoff Bartlett, mostly thanks to perhaps the most divisive film in its history, 2017's The Last Jedi.
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Geoff Bartlett
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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OPINION | Kenney goes to Ottawa seeking gold, returns with participation medal
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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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 ||
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?
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Heidi Rathjen
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Opinion
Ignoring all those inconvenient traditional and unceded Indigenous rights: Neil Macdonald
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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
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
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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 | Calgary lags behind on transit-oriented development
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Richard White
Canada -Calgary ||
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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 ||