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Why Quebec’s leaders, from Trudeau down, love the losing emperor

Canada is pouring millions into the bicentennial of the War of 1812. So why has the U.S. only set aside $5,000?

A new book recalls Canadians’ happy embrace of Prohibition

Today (Monday) is the 195th birthday of our first and greatest prime minister , the man who, in the title of Richard Gwyn’s...

The world didn’t begin with you. Or your parents.

...until next semester.

How to make it through the home stretch

The new citizenship guide better conveys what it means to be Canadian

The Globe confirms Jason Kenney’s plans to rewrite the educational booklet for new citizens. One assumes that in the months since...

Making the complicated science accessible to millions