OttawaOn fighting Islamic State, Trudeau’s message is muddledThe Prime Minister’s top soldier upstaged him in justifying Canada’s transition plan, writes John Geddes
CanadaExplainer: How are witnesses prepped in sexual assault trials?Marie Henein’s cross-examination in the Jian Ghomeshi trial seemed to catch the Crown — and the complainants — by surprise. Chatelaine explains why.
WorldCanada’s secret bid to stop Russian hackersHow Ottawa quietly backed efforts to fight Russian cyber-attacks against Ukraine
EducationScott Chantler marks a Canadian first for cartoonistsThe University of Windsor appoints a top-notch cartoonist to the post of writer-in-residence
OttawaKent Hehr: The Energizer Bunny who’s back in the gameA senseless shooting nearly ended his life. Politics gave it new meaning. Why Kent Hehr’s touch may be just what Veterans Affairs needs.
BooksFor Wab Kinew, the personal is politicalIn tracing his relationship with his dad, Wab Kinew finds one between Indigenous peoples and Canadians
BusinessThe inside story behind the bungled Bombardier C SeriesThe C Series has a lot going for it, but management missteps have brought Bombardier to the brink
ArtsBeyoncé’s daring Super Bowl statement of blacknessBeyoncé’s performance of ’Formation’ at the Super Bowl was more than just epic. It was important.
TelevisionDownton Abbey opens up a big tent, as an aristocratic circusDownton Abbey Devotees analyze the final season’s sixth episode: Selling an aristocratic lifestyle
BooksIan Brown’s self-portrait of the author as a 60-year-old manIn his RBC Taylor Prize-nominated diary, Ian Brown turned his sharp eye and deft writing to aging and the road ahead