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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 2h
Canada is seeking more mediators to help bring Ukrainian children home. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/10/02/c...
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Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home
Most returned Ukrainian children come home through civil society groups. But Canada is pushing for new diplomatic channels with Moscow.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quebec author Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard argues a conservative renewal grounded in national identity, tradition and the common good is needed to counter an 'anti-civilization' trend. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/10/01/t...
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The antidote to ‘anti-civilization’: In conversation with Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard
The former Legault speechwriter and rising public intellectual makes a case for a conservative cultural renewal
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Canada’s skilled trades are booming. But the training system is struggling to keep up. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/30/t...
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The skilled trades boom — and bottleneck A century-old system for training Canada's tradespeople is struggling to keep pace with rapidly growing demand
A century-old system for training Canada's tradespeople is struggling to keep pace with rapidly growing demand
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Canadian math scores have declined precipitously, with implications for STEM readiness and the knowledge economy. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/28/o...
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Op-Ed: Canada's declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness
Declining youth math skills could complicate Canada's efforts to boost STEM jobs and the knowledge economy
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice. Governments can change it. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/26/e...
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Editorial: Canada's doctor shortage is a policy choice
A new case exposes how Canada's physician shortage is a problem of governments' making. So the solutions are clear
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why Trump's deals with other major trade partners are a poor guide for Canada Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/25/w...
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Why other U.S. trade deals are a poor guide for Canada
The United States has secured trade deals with most of its top trading partners. But Canada’s situation is different, sources say
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ottawa wants to speed up cell tower approvals and limit public consultation. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/24/o...
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Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input
The federal government says its proposed rules would streamline approvals. Critics say they limit public input and ignore possible health risks.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A parliamentary committee says DEI quotas are weakening Canadian research. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/23/b...
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Ban diversity quotas in federal research funding, parliamentary committee says
Committee says DEI policies are weakening Canadian research — yet also calls for maintaining DEI initiatives in other areas
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Canada can’t prevent every wildfire. Jesse Winter says we need to rethink how we live with them. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/22/w...
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‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality
Award-winning photojournalist Jesse Winter on how Canada needs to shift from trying to prevent wildfires to learning to live with them.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
774,000 Canadians still owed $10.3B in pandemic benefit debt as of 2025. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/19/c...
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CRA's pandemic benefit recovery 'producing injustice': report
774,000 Canadians owed $10.3B in pandemic benefit debt last year. Critics say it is unjust to collect this debt from low-income Canadians
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why is immigration on Alberta’s referendum ballot? A new report suggests the referendum's immigration focus is cynical politics. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/18/a...
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Alberta’s referendum ‘scapegoats’ immigrants, new report says
Polling shows most Albertans support greater provincial control over immigration and reducing social services for temporary residents
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Are Canada’s Liberals and Conservatives parties becoming one and the same? Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/17/o...
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Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada
With so little daylight between the Liberals and Tories, why don't the parties just merge?
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Canada wants to produce millions of drones. Ukraine is helping shape its approach. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/16/c...
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Canada wants to build millions of drones. Ukraine is teaching it how
New federal contracts aim to boost drone production tenfold, with Ukrainian innovation driving Canada’s approach.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why is Ottawa asking taxpayers to shoulder the risk of airline bailouts? Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/11/e...
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Editorial: Why is Ottawa bailing out Canada’s airlines?
With its airline loan program, Ottawa is asking taxpayers to shoulder risks that should belong to investors
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our reporting on Mark Carney's House of Commons attendance record made its way into @theglobeandmail.com 's Saturday editorial. If you missed the original story on why the PM has skipped 74% of question periods, and why it matters, here it is: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/07/02/c...
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The PM's attendance record has drawn criticism from the opposition and experts. But some say his record reflects his priorities
The PM's attendance record has drawn criticism from the opposition and experts. But some say his record reflects his priorities
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal could reshape competition for Canadian crude. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/12/h...
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How Trump’s Venezuela oil deal affects Canada
Washington has secured privileged access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Canada’s entrenched oil position buys Canada time but not invulnerability
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Where students live may affect their grades, a study of 750,000 students finds. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/11/s...
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Where students live affects their grades, study finds
New research digs into student records to answer a question: Does where a student live matter to their grades?
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Kindergarten readiness can predict math performance years later, an Ontario study finds. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/09/k...
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Kindergarten readiness predicts math success years later, study finds
A new Ontario study says how ready kids are for school predicts their math scores nearly a decade later
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Newfoundland’s Northern cod stock is healthy again, reviving hopes for a battered industry. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/i...
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As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lostIn cod we trust
As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lost
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Canada’s auto industry faces the threat of 50 per cent tariffs. Could it follow the path of Australia, which lost its mass-market auto industry in 2017? Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/08/i...
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Is Canada's auto industry heading ‘down under’?
Experts say the collapse of Australia's car industry wasn't inevitable — and neither is Canada's, but the window to act is narrowing
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Canada is trying to reduce its reliance on the U.S. But China is not the answer, Canadian Affairs argues in its editorial. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/04/e...
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Editorial: Distracted by one superpower, Canada ignores the other
With the U.S. alienating its allies, Canada could lead in addressing excessive trade imbalances — if it recognizes the problem
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Quebec’s child-care system keeps costs low, but thousands of children remain on waitlists. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/04/n...
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‘Neither universal nor equitable’: Report proposes reform to Quebec child-care system
A new report suggests Quebec subsidize child care but give money to parents who are caring for young children
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Peptides are booming online, but experts warn consumers may not know which ones are backed by evidence. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/02/l...
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‘Longevity economy’ fuels peptide boom
Some peptides are life-saving medicines. Others are anything but. Experts worry about the online spaces pushing unregulated peptides.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Boys looking for confidence, belonging and direction are finding answers online. Some creators are now trying to offer a healthier alternative to the manosphere. What makes these spaces appealing, and can healthier models of masculinity compete for boys’ attention?
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The manosphere is competing for boys’ attention. Some creators want to offer another path. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/01/t...
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The battle for boys' attention
Some creators are trying to offer boys a healthy alternative to the manosphere. But competing with its reach and message can be difficult
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hydro-Québec pays 0.2 cents per kilowatt hour for Churchill Falls power. Quebec sells that power for 13 cents. Newfoundland is finally getting a new deal. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/29/h...
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How Churchill Falls became Newfoundland's 'darkest chapter'
A new Churchill Falls framework could end a 57-year-old grievance — and showcase interprovincial cooperation Ottawa badly needs
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Escalating failed trade talks into a full-blown trade war risks hurting Canadian consumers and workers. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/28/e...
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Editorial: The case for de-escalation
Retaliation may feel satisfying, but escalating the failed trade talks into a full-blown trade war is not good for Canadians
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada’s reactive firefighting model is failing. Experts say we must shift focus to prevention.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada’s reactive firefighting model is failing. Experts say we must shift focus to prevention. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/28/b...
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Black summer: How Canada can improve its wildfire strategy
Australia and Portugal both suffered devastating losses from wildfires — and changed their approach in response.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Personalized mRNA vaccines are showing positive results against melanoma, but bringing them to Canada poses major cost and delivery challenges. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/27/c...
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Cancer vaccines are finally showing results. Can Canada deliver them?
A personalized cancer vaccine has shown promise against melanoma. But bringing the treatment to Canada could prove difficult
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Being Canadian has always been remarkably inexpensive, but that arrangement may be coming to an end.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Social isolation increases health risks for seniors, but simple community gatherings can be a cure. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/25/e...
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‘Explosion of happiness’: Report shows how to reduce seniors’ social isolation
Social isolation increases risk for dementia, heart disease and death. Experts say reducing it does not have to be difficult
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The PQ’s 524-page Livre bleu lays out its vision for an independent Quebec, from currency to defence.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A national survey found most Canadian women reported disrespect or mistreatment during childbirth. Indigenous women reported the highest rates.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Sexual activity is declining across Canada, the U.S. and other high-income countries. Sexual neuroscientist Debra Soh explores what may be replacing human intimacy.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Canada is spending nearly $400 million on 35 armoured vehicles for Ukraine. The headline figure raises questions about what taxpayers are getting.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
An Alberta couple is challenging Canada’s long-form census, arguing mandatory questions about personal information violate their privacy rights.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trauma can affect future generations through learned behaviours. Researchers are now investigating whether biology may play a role too.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
B.C.’s premier wants stronger tools to fight organized crime. Experts say Canada’s bigger challenge may be enforcing the laws already on the books.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Drug-positive drivers were involved in 2 in 5 road deaths in 2023, up from 1 in 10 in 2000.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Canada’s new Crown housing corporation has ambitious goals, but experts say its mandate leaves too many questions unanswered.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump’s latest tariffs rely on a Depression-era law that experts say could be harder to challenge in court. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/06/t...
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The ‘nuclear option’: Why the U.S.’ latest tariffs could have staying power Experts say Trump’s latest Depression-era tariff law could be harder to challenge than White House's earlier tariff moves
Experts say Trump’s latest Depression-era tariff law could be harder to challenge than White House's earlier tariff moves
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Canada's social enterprises generate 6.5 billion dollars, yet the country lacks a federal strategy to support them.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Canada will host the World Humanist Congress for the first time after organizers moved the event from Washington, D.C., citing concerns about the U.S. political climate. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/07/w...
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World Humanist Congress comes to Ottawa — after U.S. plans fall through
Organizers moved the event to Canada over fears the American political climate could deter international attendees
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New election rules strengthen voter protections, but experts say key gaps remain. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/06/n...
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New ‘omnibus’ elections law does not go far enough: experts
Experts welcome new voter protections, but say the problem still lies in political parties governing themselves
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"In 50-60 years, our species will be out of business," investor Jeremy Grantham warns.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham says markets are ignoring environmental risks with long-term costs. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/05/l...
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Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham: 'In 50-60 years, our species will be out of business’
Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham says environmental risks are being ignored by markets and threaten humanity's future.
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
For generations, university was seen as the path to a secure career. Today, more young Canadians are choosing the skilled trades instead as demand grows and career priorities shift. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/01/t...
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Trading up: Why young Canadians are choosing the trades over university For generations, a university degree was seen as the path to a secure job. Now, many young Canadians are opting for the skilled ...
For generations, a university degree was seen as the path to a secure job. Now, many young Canadians are opting for the skilled trades
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Canadian Affairs @cdnaffairs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A common, treatable brain condition is often mistaken for dementia. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/07/30/t...
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