Canada

The Maclean’s icon who shook Canadian politics and media with a blast of post-’60s insouciance has died. He defined acerbic wit, but couldn’t hide how deeply he cared about his country.

Politics Insider for Aug. 18: The Trudeau-Morneau saga reaches its logical conclusion, New Brunswickers will vote on Sept. 14 and can anyone benefit from the Liberal polling lead?

Lynt Harris was in Surrey, B.C., and Julie Arps was in Ferndale, Wash. They met online while the border was closed, having to find an international loophole just to hold hands and hug.

The killer’s former partner filed a claim against the estate, seeking damages for assault and false imprisonment, as lawyers for the families of the victims brace for a legal battle

Politics Insider for Aug. 13: The Bloc raises the stakes on Parliament Hill, Ontario dumps barrels of red ink onto its budget and Sparks Street begs for visitors in the middle of a pandemic

Winnipeg has fallen for the phenomenon like no other Canadian city, allowing its parks and streetscapes to fill with tiny seeds of cheer

Politics Insider for Aug. 12: The anonymous knives are out for the finance minister, Carla Qualtrough has some blunt talk and get ready for a drunken invasion of Canada

Politics Insider for Aug. 11: The former Bank of Canada governor is back in Ottawa, the Tories want another WE probe and New Brunswick’s latest political gambit

Jann Arden reflects on the awe Terry Fox continues to inspire in Canadians, 40 years after his epic cross-country feat that saw him run a marathon-length distance every single day

For many Canadians, a non-religious face-covering used to signal danger or shame. Now going without one does.