Canada

Amil Niazi: By early May, only 48 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15 reported excellent or very good mental health, down 20 per cent from 2018. The loss of acquaintances may play a role in that shift.

Marie-Danielle Smith: ’You see, in the before times, we were able to extend the benefit of the doubt to a 16-inch-tall animatronic baby.’

The leader who rode youthful optimism to power will now contend with a pack of fresh faces in 2021 as an election likely looms

The Black Lives Matter activists have a discussion on what needs to happen next after a devastating but also inspiring year

There will be a new goal in the coming year: getting ahead (and getting heard) in an unfriendly, chaotic world

First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country

The pandemic unleashed new forms of digital employee surveillance that are likely here to stay

Laila El Mugammar: At its centre is public art, literature and more. The Canada emerging is one where I am visible.

Jane Philpott: How many additional people died as an indirect result of the pandemic? It will be months before we know the answer, and that’s a problem.

And now they’re limbering up for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. They explain to Aaron Hutchins how they’ve stayed in top form over the past year.