Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s storybook skate for one more goldCanada’s first couple of skating overcame murky judging and a lights-out performance by French opponents to prevail in a career-capping performance
How Annihilation author Jeff VanderMeer became king of the ‘New Weird’The literary blend of horror, fantasy and sci-fi is in the mainstream spotlight, with VanderMeer’s Annihilation now a Hollywood production
The B.C.-Alberta pipeline fight could undo our national climate planOpinion: The climate plan depends on Alberta’s buy-in. Blocking the Trans Mountain pipeline could put that at risk and make it impossible to meet Canada’s emissions target.
Op-eds about why yoga pants are ’bad for women’ are bad for womenAnne Kingston: A rightly ridiculed column telling women what to wear reflects the deeply seated casual sexism rampant in mainstream media
What Patrick Brown reveals about Canada’s broken leadership systemsOpinion: The Ontario PCs’ former leader is running for the top job again—and it reveals what’s wrong with how parties choose leaders
The NDP knows what it stands for. Now begins the work of policymaking.Inequality, pharmacare and intraparty democracy were on the agenda at the NDP’s Ottawa convention. ’The time for timid is over’, said Singh.
How Putin’s absurd, tacky Russia isn’t so different from Trump’s AmericaFormer GQ Russia editor Michael Idov says the nations share magical thinking and addiction to simplistic narratives
Shelter in the shadow of the golden archesFor many people, McDonald’s is the most reliable shelter on cold winter nights—a symptom of the failings of Canada’s housing and shelter networks
How Willy Blomme became Jagmeet Singh’s indispensable chief of staffThe former Jack Layton speech writer and Broadbent Institute Quebec director is the experienced hand behind the NDP leader’s young team
Another school shooting in America, and all the nonsense that will be saidTabatha Southey: ’It’s not at all that America does not love her children. It’s just amazing the things that those with an addiction will defend’