OttawaAt the Manning Conference, the conservative climate plan is a scrap of paperThe final panel at the annual gathering of Canadian conservatives was a debate focused around a list of real alternatives to a carbon tax
OttawaMeet the woman who crafts Justin Trudeau’s imageAs communications director in Justin Trudeau’s PMO, Kate Purchase’s job is to make the boss look good. It’s getting tougher.
OttawaHow Canada avoids U.S.-style government shutdownsCanada has a failsafe that ensures the civil service continues to operate even when there’s no budget
CanadaThe hypocrisy of Tim Hortons, a business built on coffee breaksIf all Canadians lost their paid breaks, like some workers at a Tim Hortons in Ontario, what would be left of the once iconic company?
OttawaWhy Shepell is not happy with MorneauWarren Shepell sold his company in 2005, but his name lives on as part of Morneau Shepell—and he wants it to stop
CanadaHaitian asylum seekers are about to test Canada’s refugee system in a big wayA new wave of asylum seekers will arrive from the U.S., and the welcome mat may no longer be out
CanadaBeverley McLachlin’s final minutes at the Supreme CourtThe chief justice who redefined the job and left a lasting mark on Canada departs with a few parting words and much praise
PoliticsOttawa’s pot penthouse in the skyThe ’magical’ place where investors, bureaucrats and pot gurus gather to talk about the evolving marijuana business
SocietyThe pandas are going to the Calgary Zoo. How safe will they be?High-profile animal deaths plague the Calgary Zoo. But staff insist its new visitors in 2018 will be perfectly safe.
CanadaA century after the Halifax explosion, grim reminders can still be found in treesThe entire core of one tree trunk was a column of metal shards. ’It dawned on me, ‘wow, man, this is from the Halifax Explosion,’ ’ says one arborist.