PoliticsQuebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workersPolitics Insider for Oct. 14, 2021: Quebec’s health plan hits a bump; another military investigation; unpopular premiers
CanadaFirst it took his mom. Then his dad. Then, finally, him. The story of a family stolen by COVID-19.So many people thought of the Saini family’s once-bustling Brampton, Ont. house as a second home. Now, it’s just another empty space.
HealthCOVID vaccines for children are here. How well have we protected the kids so far?Vaxx Populi: The answer varies by province, but some jurisdictions could do a lot more when it comes to masking and rapid testing
CanadaGordon Stenhouse, Grizzly whisperer, on humans sharing the world with bearsBiologist Gordon Stenhouse has observed grizzlies’ respect for humans. He wishes we’d return the favour.
OpinionJames Bond’s fantasy-driven history with JamaicaBee Quammie: Ian Fleming created Bond in Jamaica, and romanticized the country. Did he ever reckon with its realities?
PoliticsU.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in NovemberPolitics Insider for Oct. 13, 2021: America relents; Chrystia Freeland’s possible moves; and Michael Wernick’s best advice
OttawaMichael Wernick has some advicePaul Wells talks to the former clerk of the Privy Council about his advice to Prime Ministers, the time pressures of governing, and political exits
SocietyMeet Canada’s only full-time bike theft detectiveVancouver has finally put a dent in its long-running bike theft epidemic. All it took was one dedicated officer.
ScienceA NASA engineer on Mars and life in the universe: ’It would be very lonely if it were only us’Farah Alibay’s fixation with knowing how things work led to a career pondering life’s biggest questions
PoliticsA young Chrystia Freeland impressed Soviet Russia’s KGBPolitics Insider for Oct. 12, 2021: The finance minister’s notable past; Premier François Legault’s power; and a Canadian Nobel prize winner