HealthOmicron: Here’s what we know so far about the latest variant of concernVaxx Populi: From how vulnerable Canada is to what the vaccine makers are doing in response, here’s what we know about the newest variant of concern
HealthThe team of scientists guarding Canada against COVID variants—’the known unknown’The Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network will serve as Canada’s early warning system for variants that could hurl us back into pandemic misery
PoliticsThe COVID-19 variant Omicron is in Ottawa; and WHO disputes travel restrictionsPolitics Insider for Nov. 29, 2021: A worrying new COVID variant is here; an inflation fight; and some Ryan Reynolds
EnvironmentCanadian politicians won’t be able to ignore climate change in 2022In a year that will see more wildfires, deadly heat waves and drought, climate change policy will dominate the federal government’s agenda
OpinionDid the Liberals just promise a better foreign policy?Adnan R. Khan: Canada’s foreign service is a mess. The Throne Speech suggests the Liberal government knows it.
PoliticsThe U.S. doubles its tariff on Canadian softwood lumberPolitics Insider for Nov. 26, 2021: Softwood lumber pressure; a raucous Question Period; and a new Chief of Defense Staff
LifeAn ode to my work-from-home dining tablePandemic life happened here: work calls by day, home-cooked meals by night, a baby’s first delightful laugh. And now it’s hard to imagine having to leave.
SocietyA look at just how many people left Ontario and the Prairies for the East and West coastsInter-provincial moves happened in the highest numbers in a second quarter since 1972
NewsWhat to do as we walk into the pandemic’s fifth waveVaxx Populi: If the worsening situation in Europe is foreshadowing what’s to come, get ready, Canada
PoliticsA new Chrystia Freeland biography signals possible Liberal leadership ambitionsPolitics Insider for Nov. 25, 2021: Freeland has a new book; Erin O’Toole gives a ’fiery’ speech; and some inflation talk