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Prince Harry and Meghan: Welcome to Canada, but pay your own bills
It's remarkable that news of Meghan, Harry and Archie's planned Brexit to Canada has really only led to a single central question about whether Canada will pay their security costs, writes Taylor Noakes.
Taylor C. Noakes
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Why a move to Canada makes sense for Prince Harry and Meghan
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Alana India Anderson
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Belonging and grief: What the Iran air disaster reveals about the inextricable ties that bind us together
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Payam Akhavan
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Opinion
Mental health advocate wants you to know how to survive suicidal sadness
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John Peters
Canada -Manitoba |
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Point of View
When every January is dry: The surprising appeal of living without alcohol
Do you really need to have beer, wine or a cocktail to have a good time? Not at all, writes Ainsley Hawthorn.
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Ainsley Hawthorn
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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OPINION | 'You ain't seen nothing yet': A look at what's ahead in Alberta politics
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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The race to exascale is on — while Canada watches from the sidelines
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Kris Rowe
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Opinion
Millions of children in need of humanitarian assistance heading into new year
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David Morley
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Point of View
Don't pity my disability; it's not the same as being kind
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Shannon Flaman
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Canada should be going for gold-standard when protecting elite athletes from abuse
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Ashley Heisler
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Point of View
Shared Lines: Why one Inuvialuk woman decided to get facial tattoos
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Reneltta Arluk
Canada -North |
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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 ||
Point of View
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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Opinion
Why are photo ops (except Trump's) so brutally boring?: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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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
The phantom menace: When Baby Yoda memes go bad
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Veronica Sheppard
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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
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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
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Opinion
How RCMP job policy is undermining the careers of women within its ranks
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Souhila Baba
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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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