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Laila El Mugammar: Every time I stand for the Canadian national anthem, I think about the song’s composer, who founded a blackface minstrel troupe. What does it mean to sing the melody of a man who wore me as a costume?

Some thought the Maison Busteed, built on unceded land, should have been preserved, others considered it a symbol of colonialism to be demolished. The decades-long argument recently came to an acrimonious end.

Alec Bruce apologizes to the neighbour he berated for feeding the crows, after realizing that we all need to be ‘in this together’

As Canada reopens, our economic recovery rests on their efforts. No pressure, there.

A string of calamities has revealed the resilience and sense of unity that Fort McMurray, Alta. spent decades building

Originally raised as a guard donkey to protect livestock, she made a mid-life career change in April and has become a rising star in the meeting-crasher business during the pandemic

Our country is a land of natural beauty and cooped-up Canadians are rediscovering the bliss of being outside

Peanut butter bread, anyone? The recipe’s leap from the pages of a vintage Canadian cookbook to internet fame was the work of Torontonian Glen Powell, star of the YouTube channel Glen & Friends Cooking.

The extraordinary group of writers and commentators and artists sat down with guest host Desmond Cole for a conversation about systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement. Watch the full replay now.

Not only do we not understand what the virus does to kids, we’re also in the dark about what this crisis might mean for them psychologically and emotionally. Some researchers are trying to look ahead.