
Eye on Alberta



A COVID-19 day of reckoning is long overdue

Beef is becoming a luxury item in Canada
Is AI making us smarter or just less human?
Jun 18, 2025
- Alberta's Business
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- Alberta education
Modular construction could reshape Canada’s energy future
by Yogi Schulz | Jun 17, 2025
Standardized, modular designs can cut costs, reduce delays and improve safety
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Middle East clash sends oil prices soaring
by Rashid Husain Syed | Jun 16, 2025
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Think capitalism is the problem? Think again
by Ian Madsen | Jun 12, 2025
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Could Trump crash the global bond market?
by Robert McGarvey | Jun 10, 2025
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Oil prices are headed for a hard fall
by Rashid Husain Syed | Jun 9, 2025
Canada is no energy superpower
by Bill Whitelaw | Jun 11, 2025
And pretending otherwise is a fool's game
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Too graphic for adults, but okay for kids in schools?
by Lee Harding | Jun 9, 2025
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Albertans must push back against separatist fantasies
by Bill Whitelaw | Jun 5, 2025
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Ottawa’s bold energy promises face skepticism in Alberta
by Rashid Husain Syed | May 27, 2025
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Jann Arden’s rant will only fuel Alberta’s separation fire
by Lee Harding | May 26, 2025
Alberta’s health funding reform offers hope for the rest of Canada
by Michel Kelly-Gagnon and Krystle Wittevrongel | May 24, 2025
Activity-based funding is Alberta’s answer to a broken health-care system
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Don’t let Ottawa sign away our sovereignty to the WHO
by Cosmos Voutsinos | May 12, 2025
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The U.S. is ditching food dyes. Will Canada follow?
by Sylvain Charlebois | Apr 24, 2025
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Canada greenlights drugs, surgery for teen obesity
by Sylvain Charlebois | Apr 14, 2025
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Anti-vax conspiracies fuel Canada’s measles crisis
by Doug Firby | Apr 14, 2025
Myopia among children is more common than you think
by Sonia Hooda | May 28, 2025
Six per cent of children aged six to eight have myopia. By age 13, the rate rises to nearly 30 per cent
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Charter schools deliver what Indigenous students deserve
by Michael Zwaagstra | Apr 21, 2025
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Classic literature is being replaced by smut in our schools
by Jim McMurtry | Mar 5, 2025
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Politics
NationalFord steps in to stop school boards from cancelling Macdonald
by Michael Zwaagstra | Jun 18, 2025
Ontario steps in to protect Canadian history
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Saskatchewan blew the boom. Here’s how it can fix it
by Gage Haubrich | Jun 17, 2025
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Buzz Hargrove shaped Canada’s modern labour movement
by Michael Taube | Jun 17, 2025
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Opposition’s budget demand delivers a wake-up call to Ottawa
by John von Heyking | Jun 16, 2025
Business
Summer produce should mean better prices, not ripoffs
by Sylvain Charlebois | Jun 16, 2025
Some retailers are charging excessive prices for Canadian-grown summer produce
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Kinew’s bracket creep tax hike will cost Manitobans $82 million
by Gage Haubrich | Jun 10, 2025
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Our dairy addiction is turning Canada into a trade pariah
by Sylvain Charlebois | Jun 10, 2025
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Why Canada’s leadership pipeline is failing
by Rebecca Schalm | Jun 9, 2025
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The CBC is a government-funded giant no one watches
by Kris Sims | Jun 16, 2025
Why it's time to defund the CBC
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Tom Cruise caps 30 years of Mission: Impossible with a bang
by Greg Gazin | May 30, 2025
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Why the world still bows to King Dollar
by Pat Murphy | May 26, 2025
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Democrats’ 2024 collapse laid bare in new book
by Pat Murphy | Apr 21, 2025
New book details Democrats’ civil war over 2024 nominee
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Overprotection is stifling our children’s development
by Pat Murphy | Jan 21, 2025
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Four authors to cozy up with this Christmas season
by Pat Murphy | Dec 12, 2024
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The love affair that shaped the First World War
by Pat Murphy | Nov 4, 2024
Anxiety is crippling us and real connection is the only cure
by Faith Wood | Jun 12, 2025
Eye contact, physical presence, and honest conversation
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How positive self-talk can boost your happiness
by Faith Wood | May 30, 2025
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Blame culture fractured our trust in each other
by Faith Wood | May 27, 2025
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No, you’re not losing your mind. You’re just middle-aged
by Faith Wood | May 9, 2025
How the United Church lost its way – and its future
by Gerry Bowler | Jun 18, 2025
Today, the United Church of Canada is only a shadow of itself
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Syria’s Christians still in crisis after ISIS
by Susan Korah | Jun 10, 2025
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R-Truth returns to WWE just days after shock release
by Michael Taube | Jun 10, 2025
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Carney’s leadership style will make or break Canada’s future
by Faith Wood | Jun 5, 2025
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Big grocers rigged bread prices and most walked away free
by Sylvain Charlebois | May 28, 2025
Carney picks up Trudeau’s net-zero wrecking ball
by Gwyn Morgan | May 26, 2025
With Mark Carney in charge, Canada’s self-destructive energy and emissions policies are about to get worse
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Regulatory reform key to Canada’s energy future
by Lisa Baiton | May 20, 2025
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Rogers and the CRTC are sidelining Canadian soccer
by Peter Menzies | May 11, 2025
Canada’s biggest soccer moment in years won’t be on major TV
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The Toronto Argos’ unlikely journey to the Grey Cup
by Michael Taube | Nov 19, 2024
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Danny Jansen’s history-making moment in baseball
by Michael Taube | Aug 27, 2024
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Potential disaster is looming at the Paris Olympics
by Gerry Chidiac | May 24, 2024
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The new book Deal With It explores the art of NHL trading
by Bruce Dowbiggin | May 7, 2024
Disneyfication or preservation? Alberta’s wild spaces are under threat
by Doug Firby | Jan 5, 2025
How the All-Season Resorts Act could change Alberta's wilderness forever
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U.S. firm’s grip on Banff and Jasper national parks sparks outrage
by Doug Firby | Sep 29, 2024
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The truth about CATSA’s compensation process for damaged luggage
by Dale Johnson | Sep 29, 2024
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U.S. firm tightens grip on Banff and Jasper national parks
by Doug Firby | Sep 18, 2024
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The adventurer who claimed Newfoundland for England
by Gerry Bowler | Aug 28, 2024
Mitsubishi’s Outlander refresh adds luxury feel without luxury price
by Dale Johnson | Jun 13, 2025
Blends practicality and refinement with premium touches
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Used VW Passat puts comfort first but leaves drivers cold
by Buying Used | Jun 4, 2025
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Sedans aren’t dead yet – and the Kia K4 proves it
by Dale Johnson | May 9, 2025
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World


G7 must act now to counter hybrid warfare threats




The age of American leadership is over

Oil producers brace for market share battle

Gaza war exposes global collapse of conscience

How Trump and Alberta might just save Canada

Kashmir conflict threatens global security and peace








What nomadic tribes can teach us about real freedom


Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring


Global oil crisis deepens as crude prices tumble

Oil prices slide despite market rebound






Trump does not see Canada as a sovereign country


Farmers pay the price for Ottawa’s EV obsession

JFK assassination files are finally being released

Oil demand faces reckoning as EVs surge, China slows









Why is Trump standing firm on his trade war?


Canada needs a real plan to compete globally

Global human rights at a crossroads




Trump’s trade war is a wake-up call for Canada












Jimmy Carter was a President doomed to fail



Health insurance greed is fueling rage in the U.S.







Canada must hold true to its founding values


Green energy hype isn’t backed by the data

Arab antisemitism is not a myth


Key takeaways from the American election



Why Europe must send troops to Ukraine now




In the face of atrocity, silence is a crime

Global stability on the brink

Why political leaders worldwide are bleeding support





The war in Ukraine a tale of two egos


Time to talk about the racism against Arabs





Israel demonized while Hezbollah war crimes ignored


Why the Harris-Trump presidential debate was a draw


Debunking the myth of Arab antisemitism









The Secret Service has a shocking history of failure


Was Biden forced to exit the presidential race?




Is Trump on an unstoppable path to victory?

Is the era of oil dominance coming to an end?

Exploring the roots of Islamic extremism






Civilian casualties are a tragic reality of war






The modern left is at war with history




Who pays for college Gaza protests?


Why is only Israel wrong when it defends itself?






Sporting bodies blind to Palestinian suffering


Will Israel launch a counterattack against Iran?

Cuba is an economic, social, and democratic failure


How conventional wisdom can change over time

Free Europe is facing a new Dark Age


The oil industry is not dead yet


Why Israel is right to reject a two-state solution




The battle for Guyana’s growing oil assets begins



What Navalny learned from Socrates



The rise and fall of the Britain’s Teddy Boys



How your tax dollars ended up with Hamas

Christian exodus from Iraq ‘alarming’

The hypocrisy behind cutting aid to Palestinians






The UN is not what many Canadians think it is


The absurdity of the Israeli genocide accusation




Houthi attacks shaking up stability of oil markets


What’s at stake in South Africa’s genocide case ...



Is bombing civilian populations effective?


OPEC is caught between a rock and a hard place

How bad could a Trump-Biden election rematch get?

Is Hungary’s Viktor Orban Putin’s poodle?

Jesus was a Palestinian Jew born under occupation



Hong Kong churches under threat from Communist China




Food industry under the spotlight at COP28




Every nation has the potential to commit genocide


Coping with the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas War

Will Israel ever be held accountable for genocide?

Where were you when JFK was shot?











The real story behind the Gaza hospital explosion




Calls grow for humanitarian corridor to reach Gaza

Fear of erasure fuels Artsakh exodus





When the ‘bad guys’ are hailed as heroes



Artsakh burns while Western leaders fiddle


Trudeau pokes a hornet’s nest in India

Piecing together the last days of Imperial Japan

The invisible genocide of Armenians in Artsakh






How the Canadian wildfires are viewed from abroad



What the world needs now is … détente




OPEC+ members extend production cuts



Is Europe drifting to the right?

Why NATO must continue to support Ukraine


How Taiwan became an eco-tourism leader



Beijing fiddles, while Canada burns





Wall Street analysts abandon oil rally optimism




If Britain had stood aside in 1914




Who was to blame for the First World War?





Geopolitical catastrophes in the making







Why China is gaining influence in Africa

Quake worsens problems for Syrian Christians





You know you’re a woke punchline when …



Time magazine was once a giant

We are in the foothills of a Third World War

The oil sector has its swagger back

Flirting with nuclear war over Ukraine

Jimmy Carter was an accidental president




Hybrid warfare and the New Cold War


Russia vs Ukraine: Is diplomacy dead?



George Santos and the sad state of modern politics


The powerful legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

DOE expects further weakening in oil prices


The rise and demise of Andrew Tate


Oil price forecast for 2023 all over the map

My Christmas in Zaire was something special


Saudi Arabia looking for a new security blanket?

COP15 proposes an extremist planetary diet

Russian oil price cap is a go. But will it work?





Stringent Net Zero policies make no financial sense

CBC is a government monster gobbling up tax dollars

What the American midterms results really mean

Eight billion people now inhabit the earth

Why every good COP turns into a bad COP

World at a ‘tipping point’ in climate change talks


The ignominious end of the Ottoman Empire



Leaders are destroying our trust in government

The world needs Russian resources




We are at great risk of a nuclear holocaust




Genocide denied is genocide repeated

The CIA’s man in Cuba



Germany backtracks on a renewable energy future

The quest for truth is gaining momentum

Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years later





Political orthodoxies are being challenged in Europe



Winston Churchill: ruffian or hero?

Oil once again being used as a political tool



The rise and rise of Daesh




Putin is the most dangerous terrorist on the planet



Europe is counting on natural gas from Canada


Why is Canada ignoring starvation in Africa?




The final act of Boris Johnson’s political career




Ukraine must be victorious, for all of our sakes



Canada effectively absent in the Indo-Pacific






Why Canada still needs the Trans Mountain expansion

Hereditary empires and the struggle with modernity

How empires grab and hold on to power

No end in sight for soaring oil prices



Is it curtains for Boris Johnson?

Why do we keep electing energy idiots?

How to win the war against global famine

Punishing Russia has upended global economics


Energy doesn’t have to be a political weapon




Saudis using oil market leverage to their advantage


War and brutality go hand in hand

Putin’s War is redrawing the geopolitical map

Wheat makes the world go round

Irish lead the way in the push to decolonize





Birdwatching in Honduras – plumage aplenty


The global energy map faces dramatic revisions


The world is on the brink of a food shortage




Western leaders ignore their own genocidal acts

From evil to relativism and back again


Plenty of blame in a world of strife


Will oil prices stall or continue to rise?




Crude oil markets weaken as U.S. opens taps



Ukrainians fleeing war face Canadian red tape



Clearing the fog, and friction, of war

Oldest human DNA ever found in Africa uncovered.



The West needs to step up to curb Putin’s aggression




Trudeau’s double standards on Iranian immigrants

Playing Russian roulette with food security



Why the world won’t sanction Russian oil









The making of a Ukrainian hero

Russia’s most formidable weapons? Oil and gas


Ukraine tension, Iran talks prod oil prices upward


Did John F. Kennedy really win the U.S. presidency?


Patrice Lumumba left a legacy we can’t ignore






The quixotic push for Hillary in 2024


What Elvis Costello got right in Oliver’s Army


To my unknown friend who died on Flight PS752


In defence of Bishop Desmond Tutu






Expect more oil price uncertainty in 2022


Think the oil industry is dying? Think again

Thunberg has world leaders in the palm of her hand


Putin wants to turn Ukraine into a vassal state

Why attempts to change Afghanistan keep failing






Do lockdowns actually worsen COVID-19’s impact?





U.S. tries to force a drop in world oil prices

Achieving net-zero will take decades to accomplish





Pressure mounts on OPEC+ from all sides





Oil market turmoil may well benefit consumers

The messy transition to a ‘new world disorder’



The 26th Blah Blah Blah Festival (aka COP26)




Raising corporate tax rates will hurt us all


The bloody end of Anwar Sadat

Crude oil prices are soaring as production slows


Warning shots fired over cryptocurrencies?

Oil prices on the rise as output squeezed

AUKUS may create as many problems as it solves



Is China turning its back on science and progress?

Dampening Asian demand cools crude oil prices

The economic dangers of a new inflationary era

When Reagan fired the air traffic controllers

Canada must help ease the chaos in Afghanistan


Delta variant hammering crude oil prices



Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. Do you care?

Chinese demand drives world oil markets

What’s in a name when it comes to groups of animals?




Lebanon on the verge of becoming a failed state

When travel resumes, Canadians should avoid Cuba




More than ever, we need to embrace diversity






Welcome to the gluten-free, sushi-less Olympic Games







The world gives a COVID cold shoulder to refugees


OPEC dispute sends oil market reeling

Longshore workers stand firm for justice







Richard Nixon’s shocking summer and its big payoff


What the Germans can teach us about reconciliation


No Senate reform without public engagement


Canada-U.K. trade links more important than ever

Diseases don’t care about our nationality or wealth



A medieval disaster is playing out in modern India





Biden can’t go back to a pre-Trump China policy







Is Scotland poised to push forward with separation?


America may not like it but pipelines are crucial

Quebec, France poised to reject diversity, pluralism

Napoleon was a bitter man in his final years

What you see with Joe Biden is what you get




The huge challenge of holding police accountable



If China invades, will Taiwan be on its own?


Alberta can forget becoming the 51st American state


Biden’s green revolution is a disaster in the making






OPEC+ expected to continue to dampen oil output

Canada must stand up to China now

Taking the temperature of U.S. Republicans

Canadian oil still the safest bet for Americans

Is Canada on a well-worn path to destruction?

Oil market recovery may be on borrowed time


When will Canada start to stand up to China?



An Irish hero for St. Patrick’s Day


Troubling trends for human rights in China and India

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown





Canada needs to deepen its ties with India

This is Canada’s moment to change the world

Shunning Taiwan no longer an option for Canada


Get ready for a Trump 2024 campaign

Mourning the passing of an oil industry giant




Biden using COVID-19 to advance radical policies


Oil prices rise as Texas drops into deep freeze

Time for Canada to stand up to China’s bullying


Silent Witness of a Holocaust Suitcase

Understated George Shultz left a lasting legacy

Is the crude oil market rally just a mirage?


U of A teams up with West African universities


Iran returns to the oil market in a big way

The dawning of a new trade era in the United States

What the Biden administration means for Canada

Trump is a case study in bad leadership

Boris Johnson: the man who got Brexit done

Trump’s final day as president


Crude oil market remains in flux


Eisenhower was cagey but Kennedy rushed in

Impeaching Trump will make a bad situation worse

Saudis sacrifice to broker oil production cuts

Remembering the lives lost on Flight PS752

Ruth Ellis the last hanged woman in Britain

The year the world finally said, ‘Enough is enough!’


Tensions rise in Persian Gulf over oil shipments

Many questions will linger post-pandemic

Just the facts? Don’t count on fact-checkers





OPEC+ fault lines growing deeper

Attacking activists doesn’t make them wrong


How Donald Trump could still win re-election

Financial quagmire engulfing oil-producing countries

What did Germans really think of Hitler?

Shaking off colonial shackles no easy task

Margaret Thatcher and the end of apartheid

Autocratic regimes use energy as a weapon

A KGB guide to subverting the press to your agenda

Combatting the rising tide of hostility


Adolf Hitler’s fateful mistake

Is Biden about to alter the war on climate change?

Diving into man’s complicated relationship with war

Lose sight of justice and society starves

U.S. election is far from over

Sunny days a long way off for oil producers

Early takeaways from the U.S. election



Who will be the next U.S. president?



The beauty of secularism

Dark days ahead for oil-rich Gulf economies


The ugly truth about democracy in decay

Energy use forecasts pivot dramatically

Do voters just tune out Trump’s sins?



Has the tide finally turned on Donald Trump?

What Trump’s leadership style says about us

The people versus Donald Trump



Trump defies the fundamentals of faith

More dark days on the horizon for oil industry



It’s time we all stood up for Julian Assange

Memories of Walter Reuther, an American labour giant

Politics as compelling theatre

Trump scrambles to find a message that resonates

Trudeau has eroded Canada’s place in the world

We are witnessing the demise of the American empire


Has Donald Trump finally been tripped up?

Did Donald Trump disparage the U.S. military?

Canada must stand up to China: O’Toole


The overblown panic of COVID-19

Can we save humanity?

Canada must boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Will petrochemicals be the last gasp for big oil?

Finding ways to help victims of Beirut blast

We need clarity to conquer COVID-19

Pandemic policy is mob policy

Celebrity status can be a catalyst for change


Memo to Joe Biden on how to win U.S. election

China targets everyone in the world

At 90, Thomas Sowell remains one of a kind

Trump’s oil industry optimism is misplaced

Is it time to walk away from trade with China?

Why does the culture of impunity persist?

More than just a Spectator to world events


Bad leadership at the heart of police brutality

How to put the legacy of John Lewis to good use

Justice for all, whether you kneel or stand



The building of the Atomic Bomb Part 1

Facing up to racism in Canada and around the world



Crude oil crystal ball shows cloudy future

Developing countries face hard economic choices

China the big winner in world oil price calamity

Oil industry not dead yet despite disruptions



Exposing the roots of racism through song


Gagging social media won’t halt criticism

Canada’s foreign policy isn’t what it used to be

We must stand up to China’s bully tactics

Oil-rich Saudis squeezed by Trump

Let people make their own risk assessments

Do we choose chaos or community?

Sweden forged a COVID-19 path that preserves freedom


Energy industry investment cools dramatically


Digging for the bones of a lost Irish hero

We all need the moral courage to confront racism

We all need the moral courage to confront racism

Turning protesters into terrorists

Some day soon, we have to stand up to China

Oil market resurgence sustained by hope

Bringing the facts back to the Keystone XL debate

Celebrating the human spirit can change the world


Tyranny oil should be treated like blood diamonds



Chernobyl disaster’s legacy still resonates

Bringing the Architect of the Holocaust to justice

Should ex-leaders indulge in political mudslinging?

It all adds up: First a pandemic, then a ‘magic’...

Labels just hurtful in search for Middle East peace

Hubris, conspiracy and the fall of Margaret Thatcher

The White House’s internal battle with COVID-19

Post-pandemic oil market slowly takes shape

The Year 1000: a look at globalization’s roots

Don’t sacrifice truth for illusion of security

Ottawa’s response to pandemic rooted in politics

Glut, pandemic keep world oil market on edge


A close-up look at J.F.K. on the campaign trail


Is the world’s most powerful economy unravelling?

Oil production cut numbers don’t add up


Exiting the lockdown with care and intelligence

They don’t build borders like they used to

The miraculous recovery of Boris Johnson

Ten key messages to navigating a crisis

Crude oil cuts finally made, but to what end?

A dose of COVID-19 reality

Who will blink first in crude oil crisis?

Are Canadians prepared if the power grid fails?


COVID-19 will prompt a rethink of globalization


How Canada can face down Chinese tyranny

Are Trump and Sanders two sides of the same coin?

Just do the right thing – no matter what

Flu pandemic of 1918 brutal, virulent killer

The macro consequences of the coronavirus

The crude story behind the Russia/Saudi oil war

We can’t afford to be casual about COVID-19



Lies, damned lies and statistics

The American melodrama after Super Tuesday

The fine art of panic buying in COVID-19’s wake

Will Britain finally get tough on terrorists?

Ireland on the cusp of political upheaval

Chile is no longer a beacon of stability


Censure Pelosi for ripping up Trump’s speech


We must attack the coronavirus at its root

The Democratic fight to take on Trump heats up

Carney was dead wrong about Brexit

The making of an unlikely U.S. president

Don’t blame Australian fires on climate change

The Coronavirus – 1918 all over again?

McCain’s Twitter rant bizarre, ill-advised

Canada missing a golden post-Brexit opportunity

Push back against China’s pro-communist Bible


Sport, at its best, can help change the world

The American melodrama heads for home

Canada fails internal, external defence expectations

Boris Johnson is a consequential politician

Thank you, Mr. Trump, for rousing us

The rise and fall of Spiro Agnew


Humanity faces a huge and growing crisis

Venice flooding a sign of deepening climate crisis


Fall of the Berlin Wall was just a starting point

Brexit’s potential for unintended consequences

Is the world on the verge of a nuclear winter?


Brexit’s endgame finally beckons

Silver lining: NBA boss shows how to handle China

No gun fire in the Moose Wars. Yet

Clean, timely Brexit good for Britain and Canada

Brexit triggers the beginning of the end of EU



Is cash doomed to extinction?

Embrace higher ideals to truly change the world






How Ireland stayed neutral in a world at war



Welcome to the Age of Wilful Stupidity


No, Boris Johnson isn’t another Donald Trump

What can we learn from one another today?



Why Trump will win in 2020


Canada can end the China crisis in one simple move

The unsung heroes of Waterloo

Climate change could bring huge payoff to Canada



Human spirit has the strength to tear down walls




How the world can win the hunger games

The truth always comes out and truth liberates



China represents world freedom’s greatest threat

China is driving the rise of omniscient machines

We shall overcome crimes against humanity




The primary function of U.S. presidential primaries

Why the Green New Deal would be devastating

What purpose do hatred and vengeance serve?

What purpose do hatred and vengeance serve?

Brain drain puts Venezuela at a further disadvantage

A ray of hope after a brutal week

What CBC gets wrong about the crisis in Venezuela

Ireland’s greatest mythical hero

Venezuela’s descent into chaos was predictable








San Miguel de Allende losing its lustre


Music can touch our hearts and give us hope

We can’t let outside powers dictate law in Canada










Central banks’ overreach risks another recession


As cyber wars erupt, Canada must protect itself

Brexit drama has historical echoes


The political fragility of George H.W. Bush


TV’s Vikings is good fun and semi-reasonable history




Harold Macmillan and the fickleness of history

‘Countless white crosses’ a century later

The truth about the roots of most terrorism



Putting Columbia River salmon restoration at risk



Rhodes cultural policy is a template for Canada

Ontario takes the initiative tackling terrorists

Legend, reality and the Outlaw King

Globalism trumped by Trump’s international vision


A spiritual leadership grounded in reality

The abysmal scorecard of socialist revolutions

Coping with the uber angst of the modern world

The man who shot Billy the Kid



Fear and loathing in the realm of Donald Trump


A Brexit perspective with 55-year-old roots

How USMCA democratized supply management

Can we avoid another financial crisis?


Canada can’t afford to be bullied by Trump on trade

Compassion is at the heart of the best of humanity


Canada’s trade hurdle is all about supply management


The right of women to choose their own futures

Support for multiculturalism declining in Sweden


The Swedes weren’t always peace-loving



How to confront sex abuse in the Catholic church

Cruising the Baltic, gathering perspectives


The Saudi-Canada spat and the New World Order of Oil


Canadian Forces pulling their weight


Tim Hortons rolling up the rim to win over China



What fate awaits our treasured monarchy?

What if Bobby Kennedy had lived?



‘Happy’ New Zealand has a teenage suicide proble...

The man who cheated death again and again

How soccer revitalizes nationalism


Is western civilization worth defending?


Fake tough: Donald Trump’s tantrum over Canada

Racial tension on the decline, harmony on the rise

Would Bobby Kennedy have been elected president?


The danger of putting too much trust in doctors


Ronald Reagan’s remarkable mission to Moscow

A global uprising against rape case injustices


Britain’s social (and economic) revolution




What global warming? How about global cooling


Making sense of violent attacks

Pipeline opposition largely funded by rich Americans

The Marshall Plan wasn’t a silver bullet

China may balk at Taiwan entry into resurrected TPP






Taking aim at pointless anti-gun marches

The dangerous rebirth of mercantilism

The lessons of Rwanda seem lost on Canadians


Casting about for new Canadian trade partners


China using its monetary policy as a weapon of war

Donald Trump vs Robert Mueller: chaos over order


Kate Harris’ Lands of Lost Borders a masterpiece

Debunking the myth of immigrant assimilation

One big asteroid could ruin the mining industry




The western media’s appalling embrace of North Korea


Is Trump’s economic train gaining momentum?

Canada needs to respond to U.S. tax reform

Tackling conflict in the Middle East cauldron

A new kind of common market beckons Canada

Go ahead, shoot the messenger

Trump’s penchant for digging ‘s—holes̵...


The moral roadblock at the end of ethical shortcuts


The American dream is moving north to Canada


Canada asleep at the wheel on U.S. tax reform

The fake news controversy isn’t really new


Poland’s 20th century tragedy

Trudeau’s Asian trip a diplomatic and trade disaster


Raphael Lemkin: the man who coined the word genocide

John F. Kennedy: an anglophile for all seasons


Diana’s bad bargain and her enduring mythology

Punk queen Exene Cervenka embraces Trump

‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!’


Did France put an end to the new nationalism?

The failed fight against fascism

The nationalism versus globalism debate explained


The rise and fall of the Romanovs

Death of a tyrant

October 1066 changed England forever

Marching toward a world without genocide

Canola conundrum puts Canada in China’s crosshairs

‘Radical Joe’ Chamberlain inspires new British P...

Bio-fuels one of man’s greatest blunders



When Khrushchev spilled the beans

Maybe Donald Trump isn’t a buffoon after all
Education
NDP school tax policy hitting Manitoba homeowners hard
by Michael Zwaagstra | Jun 3, 2025
Manitoba’s broken school funding system needs a fix
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Canada doesn’t have enough tech workers
by Roslyn Kunin | Jun 2, 2025
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Respect is making a comeback in Quebec schools
by Michael Zwaagstra | May 11, 2025
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Ottawa foresees a future of despair for Canadians. And shrugs
by Lee Harding | May 7, 2025
Your Money
Tea prices are rising and Ottawa’s to blame
by Sylvain Charlebois | May 24, 2025
Canada doesn’t grow tea. So why are we paying a 25% tariff?
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High grocery bills? Blame Ottawa, not Washington
by Sylvain Charlebois | May 21, 2025
Careers/HR
Still not getting job interviews? Here’s what you’re doing wrong
by Nick Kossovan | Jun 17, 2025
Want the job? Here’s how to flip the script to make sure you stand out
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Quit wasting time making excuses for your job search failures
by Nick Kossovan | Jun 12, 2025
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Yes, the hidden job market is real and here’s how it works
by Nick Kossovan | Jun 1, 2025
Editor's picks
Racialized workers hit hardest by Canada’s job market downturn
by Katherine Scott | Jun 11, 2025
Wage gaps widen as racialized workers face growing economic risks
Science/Tech
SD cards turn 25 and are still essential in a data-hungry world
by Greg Gazin | May 20, 2025
SD and microSD cards now power everything from mobile content to space tech
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Ready to upgrade your aging MacBook?
by Greg Gazin | May 13, 2025
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Canada needs a COVID-19 reckoning
by Lee Harding | Apr 29, 2025
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Why COVID-19 and Kamloops claims demand scientific scrutiny
by Rodney Clifton | Apr 28, 2025
Interviews
It is time to tame Canada’s ballooning bureaucracy
Jun 25, 2024
Preston Manning tells us how we can rein it in