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A Good Life: I'm one of those people who dance like everyone's watching but really want to let loose. Any ideas?

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Mark Kingwell: A Good Life: I’m one of those people who dance like everyone’s watching but really want to let loose. Any ideas?

A Good Life offers advice from philosophers on how to live your best life, guiding you out of the existential muck.

10 hrs ago
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The carbon tax is dead. Whatever comes next should save Canadians money in their homes

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The carbon tax is dead. Whatever comes next should save Canadians money in their homes

21 hrs ago
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John Semley: It was once easy to dismiss Donald Trump as absurd. He has become something much more sinister

Trump may be ridiculous, even comical. But now that he's free of restraint, he's also become truly dangerous.

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There were once ambitious plans for this major new Toronto transit hub. How did it go from grand to bland?

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Shawn Micallef: There were once ambitious plans for this major new Toronto transit hub. How did it go from grand to bland?

The province has released illustrations of the East Harbour Transit Hub a huge project near the Don River and Lake Shore Boulevard that's expe…

Mar 16, 2025
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Pierre Poilievre has a bigger problem than Mark Carney. Much bigger

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Now's the time for a Canadian civil defence corps. I'd sign up — would you?

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Now’s the time for a Canadian civil defence corps. I’d sign up — would you?

Mar 16, 2025
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Why is Trump doing this? There are two harsh realities Canada must face

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Why is Trump doing this? There are two harsh realities Canada must face

The U.S. President's embrace of tariffs isn’t a policy shift. It’s a demolition operation.

Mar 16, 2025
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My grandmother built her life around words. Now she’s losing them, one by one

Mar 15, 2025
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The strangest Trump effect? Suddenly everyone loves Doug Ford. What else do you know about the trade war?

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Benjamin Errett: The strangest Trump effect? Suddenly everyone loves Doug Ford. What else do you know about the trade war?

Mar 15, 2025
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David Frum and Stephen Marche: Why is Trump targeting Canada?

Mar 16, 2025
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Stephen Maher: This is the signal Mark Carney is sending with his cabinet picks

Mar 14, 2025
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I’m the CEO of a Canadian food charity. I’m terrified that Trump’s tariffs will push us into a hunger crisis

Mar 14, 2025
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Canada's response to Trump's tariffs has been short-sighted. This is what we need to do instead

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Canada’s response to Trump’s tariffs has been short-sighted. This is what we need to do instead

Mar 14, 2025
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Canada is going to spend another $14.5 billion a year? Here's what we should really put it toward

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Canada is going to spend another $14.5 billion a year? Here’s what we should really put it toward

Mar 14, 2025
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Trump's tariffs have launched a rare moment of Canadian consensus. We shouldn't waste it

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Trump’s tariffs have launched a rare moment of Canadian consensus. We shouldn’t waste it

Mar 13, 2025
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Is Toronto's hipster cool era gone for good?

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Is Toronto’s hipster cool era gone for good?

Mar 13, 2025
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As a Michigander, I saw this trade chaos coming. That doesn't lessen the threat it now poses to both our countries

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As a Michigander, I saw this trade chaos coming. That doesn’t lessen the threat it now poses to both our countries

Mar 13, 2025
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How can you fight Trump's tariffs in your own life? We asked five economists for their best advice

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How can you fight Trump’s tariffs in your own life? We asked five economists for their best advice

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We're in desperate need of calm, decisive leadership. Let's follow the lead of this COVID-era icon

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We’re in desperate need of calm, decisive leadership. Let’s follow the lead of this COVID-era icon

Mar 12, 2025
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I don't envy the task ahead for Mark Carney. Canada as we know it is on the line

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Shellene Drakes-Tull: I don’t envy the task ahead for Mark Carney. Canada as we know it is on the line

Mar 12, 2025
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Does Doug Ford really have the stomach for a trade war with the United States?

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Scott Stinson: Does Doug Ford really have the stomach for a trade war with the United States?

Mar 12, 2025
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How will Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney play their new hands?

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Allan Gregg: How will Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney play their new hands?

Mar 12, 2025
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What should Toronto area mayors do during a trade war? Build.

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What should Toronto area mayors do during a trade war? Build.

Mar 11, 2025
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Donald Trump's bullying threats may never stop. Canadians are right to stand up

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Gillian Steward: Donald Trump’s bullying threats may never stop. Canadians are right to stand up

Mar 11, 2025
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Justin Trudeau is out. Time for an economic wartime leader

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Robin V. Sears: Justin Trudeau is out. Time for an economic wartime leader

Mar 11, 2025
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The CBC can't singlehandedly unite Canada. Here's what it can do

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The CBC can’t singlehandedly unite Canada. Here’s what it can do

Mar 11, 2025
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Canadians need to think more about our cultural identity. Here's why.

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Canadians need to think more about our cultural identity. Here’s why.

Mar 11, 2025
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Toronto’s city hall has few weapons to fight Trump’s tariff war. But here’s one thing it should definitely try

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Matt Elliott: Toronto’s city hall has few weapons to fight Trump’s tariff war. But here’s one thing it should definitely try

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