CanadaCanada’s oh-so-slow, less-than-reassuring grounding of the Boeing Max 8Marc Garneau’s clinical explanation after the Ethiopian Airlines crash belied the nature of his subject matter—the stuff of deep human phobia
CanadaThis is where Canada’s 737 Max 8 jets flew the day an Ethiopian plane went downCanada’s fleet of 737 MAX 8s were in the air constantly on March 10. One of them criss-crossed North America for almost 17 hours.
SocietyFuneral workers are finally opening up about the job’s emotional tollDignified stoicism was the manner of operating in the industry, leaving many struggling personally. A group of Ottawa workers is tackling the issue.
OttawaSNC-Lavalin: If it walks like a lobbyist and talks like a lobbyistPolitics Insider for March 13: Scheer’s SNC-Lavalin fumble, that sure looks like lobbying, and when the West got out
RoyaltyMeghan Markle’s Twitter bot network: ’The whole thing is a bit insane’A European consulting firm has discovered a ’highly-connected’ Twitter hive that is attacking journalists who cover the royals
OpinionAndrew Scheer’s LavScam fumbleAndrew MacDougall: What’s needed is a calm and systematic destruction of Trudeau’s arguments. The Conservative leader is just now catching on.
OpinionSocial media’s role in reshaping power in politicsOur editorial: A subtle shift appears to be taking place, in which perceptions of the application of political power are changing
OpinionThe rise of the Republic of the NorthwestDavid J. Bercuson and Barry Cooper imagine a future where western territories have split from Canada to escape the bureaucratic despotism of Ottawa
BusinessHow 25 Canadian websites looked in the Internet’s early daysFrom big companies to government to media, here were some of the earliest stops on Canada’s information superhighway
OttawaThe OECD rains on Trudeau’s sunny vacationPolitics Insider for March 12: The OECD raises the SNC-Lavalin alarm, too quiet on the budget front and why Notley’s reelection hopes are slim