Canada

Politics Insider for Jan. 8: Tories slowly enter their leadership race, some troops head to Kuwait, and Ottawa sells a paper shredder

The bold new law that won Halifax plaudits hasn’t cleaned up sidewalks still littered with butts. People puff where they please.

Terry Glavin: Tehran’s interference had tied NATO’s Iraq mission in knots, and the idea of ’stability’ had become an illusion

Politics Insider for Jan. 7: Canada’s troops in Iraq are in limbo, Chrystia Freeland heads west, and the Coast Guard is about to dismantle a heroic warship

TV shows like Netflix’s ’GLOW’ help mainstream viewers better understand wrestling. Rather than campy combat, they see performance art. And in Toronto, they see the real thing.

Politics Insider for Jan 6: Assassination fallout, the Conservative leadership race and the (new) laws of the land

Restrictions on vaping, much bigger wood buildings, dogs on patios and more

Marie-Danielle Smith: The Tory MP is sorry he lied to me—and to Parliament. Let’s not waste his moment of truth.

The politicians, activists, celebrities, athletes and writers that will make a splash in one way or another in the coming year

Arctic sea-ice melt has led to collapsed hillsides that morph into rivers of mud, and displaced animals in strange places. Can anyone predict what’s next?