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Giving up store-bought gifts reconnected my family to the true spirit of Christmas
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Liz James
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
Amateur hour LRT announcement shows Tories can't get past blaming Liberals
Fred Youngs
Canada -Hamilton ||
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT
I worked hard to raise a feminist daughter, but her racy online selfies make me feel I failed
Canada -Montreal ||
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Opinion
Why are photo ops (except Trump's) so brutally boring?: Neil Macdonald
It would be wonderful if politicians used the deadly dull canned moments of photo-ops to actually say something, writes Neil Macdonald.
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Neil Macdonald
Opinion ||
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OPINION | Why Alberta isn't treated more like Quebec
Fred Youngs
Canada -Calgary ||
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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
Opinion ||
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Opinion
'Smarter and stronger'? New law is really a cruel gutting of access to justice for the impoverished
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Michael Spratt
Opinion ||
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Opinion
How RCMP job policy is undermining the careers of women within its ranks
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Souhila Baba
Opinion ||
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OPINION | Kenney goes to Ottawa seeking gold, returns with participation medal
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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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
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Geoff Bartlett
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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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
Opinion ||
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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
Opinion ||
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Opinion
Ignoring all those inconvenient traditional and unceded Indigenous rights: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
Opinion ||
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
Opinion ||
Opinion
How vaping is undermining Canada's battle against cigarettes
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Dr. Anthony Graham
Opinion ||
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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 ||