Topics
Power, policy and the forces reshaping the country, examined beyond the daily headline.
Federal & provincial politics
The decisions, personalities and institutions moving Ottawa and every provincial capital.
- Cabinet ministers fan out across Canada to promote federal budget
- Fewer Canadians back government's handling of affordability, poll finds
- Finance minister defends budget, rejects criticism of fiscal record
- Champagne defends budget as Poilievre criticizes capital gains exemption
- Premier Moe praises federal budget as Poilievre criticises Carney
U.S.–Canada relations
Tariffs, trade talks, diplomacy and the cross-border pressure that defines the partnership.
- G7 talks in Paris focus on unresolved global crises
- Republican midterm losses as Americans in Canada hope for mended ties
- Future of a Canada-U.S. trade deal in focus
- Canada targets plywood and paperboard in tariff fight aimed at American voters
- Quebec's award-winning cheese caught in Washington's 50% tariff fight with Canada
Leadership & public policy
The people, ideas and trade-offs behind the decisions that shape public life.
- Possible measles exposure sites listed as Windsor hospital prepares for surge
- Quebec the only province without free flu shots for all
- Aid groups criticise federal budget for omitting foreign aid
- Veterans lose federal security contract to subsidiary of U.S. company
- Wayne Gretzky backs Mark Carney's move to keep Russia's junior hockey team out
Energy, economy & trade
Energy, jobs, trade routes and the global shifts that decide Canadian prosperity.
- Trump's 50% tariff on Ontario goat cheese gave Mariposa Dairy six days' notice
- Ottawa poised to finalize trade deal with the Philippines
- Canada's instant payments network launches after years of delays
- Canada's trade surplus widens on record oil and gold exports
- Thousands of goats could be slaughtered due to U.S. tariffs
National unity & regions
How Alberta, Quebec, the North and every region pull on the country's shared future.
- Alberta's leader faces backlash after referendum on remaining in Canada
- Quebec premier meets Ford in Toronto, not in Ottawa or Montreal
- Premiers respond to midterms, calling for end to tariffs
- Smith defends 91-seat Alberta electoral map amid gerrymandering accusations
- Alberta's new riding boundary map to be made public