EducationHelping French students get a jump on trades trainingA new partnership gives French students a head start
OttawaHow Trudeau would work with a Trump presidencyThe PM on the U.S. election: ’I look forward to working with whoever gets elected’
BooksSeeking justice for Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin’s only daughterRosemary Sullivan’s biography on a sad, remarkable life has won the 2016 RBC Taylor Prize
LifeGary Schellenberg, 1966-2016A mechanic with a memorable laugh, he devoted his free time to his children, fishing and hunting at their remote family cabin
EconomyWhy Israel is so successful at building tech companiesIsrael’s chief scientist explains why the country has the highest concentration of startups in the world. Are there lessons for Canada?
BooksThe booming market in books for Muslim childrenA new imprint focusing on Muslim stories for kids will give writers like Canada’s Rukhsana Khan a chance to reach an underserved population
WorldWhy do so many jihadis have engineering degrees?Two researchers comb through the records and discover that religious faith doesn’t drive Islamist terrorism
WorldThe West’s staunchest ally against ISIS is fighting on emptyKurdish peshmerga forces are fighting off Islamic State. But with oil wealth drying up, an even bigger threat is spreading.
Economic analysisHow Ottawa and the provinces can unite around climate changeAs Trudeau prepares to meet with the provinces this week to discuss a national climate change plan, the big question is around what role Ottawa will play
Economic analysisWhy do the Liberals insist on projecting a deficit for this year?Economist Stephen Gordon has studied Ottawa’s finances and sees a surplus for 2015-16. Are the Liberals playing ’silly games’ with their deficit talk?