Year Ahead 2019

Forecasters predict a lovely mild winter, with a risk of a devastating flood or other disaster

Jessica Scott-Reid: Eating animals and the food they produce is no longer necessary—and there are cheaper and healthier options in the Western world

John Semley: The entertainment giant wants to compete with Netflix. But the miracle-making streaming service knows what its customers want—even before they do.

Ben Woodfinden: The seemingly unstoppable ascendance of nativist and populist parties has set up a renewed crisis of confidence in Europe’s future

Stacy Lee Kong: The offer of more flexible parental leave in Canada is likely to hurt moms—and dads—unless companies make larger culture changes

Edward Struzik: The California fires are a harbinger of things to come in Canada—the risks are extreme, and we’re fighting the blazes with old strategies

2018 was a year of closing Canada’s gender wage gap. 2019 will be a year of painful delays.

Angela Wright: Canada’s combined household debt is over $2 trillion. As the era of cheap credit comes to an end, it’s time for Canadians to face the music.

As Brexit negotiations drag on, the country faces dire consequences

The NDP’s improbable rise in Canada’s conservative heartland faces long odds in a spring election