Canada’In Flanders Fields’: Canada’s national poem turns 100A new sculpture in Ottawa celebrates the ‘beauty and power’ of John McCrae’s ’In Flanders Fields’, 100 years old on May 3
MoviesDo directors matter in blockbuster movies?Joss Whedon won’t be directing any more ’Avengers’ films for Marvel. But superhero flicks are no place for an auteur anyway, writes Jaime Weinman
EconomyIs it time for the Millennial discount? May 1: That and other big questions to mull over the month ahead, from sub-prime loans in Baltimore to the risks of buy-backs on the stock market
CanadaSecrecy surrounding RCMP harassment case deepensOntario justice rules she lacks discretion to make mystery evidence public
OttawaReview calls for independent centre to handle military sexual misconductBut Canada’s top general wants to study the idea first
SocietyNewsmaker of the Day: Andrew Wiggins is basketball’s best rookieCanada’s next great basketball superstar wins the NBA Rookie of the Year award
SocietyThere’s simply no reason to watch Mayweather vs. PacquiaoAny argument in favour of watching Floyd Mayweather fight Manny Pacquiao—the meta death rattle of a once-proud sports institution—is untenable.
EconomyGovernments are handing out seniors’ discounts. What gives?From Canadian Business: A price break at the movies is fine, but when governments start discounting property taxes we’re all in trouble
WorldWhy won’t Turkey acknowledge the Armenian genocide?One can imagine struggling citizens on both sides of the Turkish-Armenian border, united in a plaintive cry: ’Tear down this wall’
OttawaStephen Harper’s political children? They’re all grown up.The prime minister’s political tree is bearing fruit: The post-Harper generation of Conservative leaders is already here.