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Will autonomous vehicles rescue our cities or make urban life worse?

For more than a century, cities have been shaped around the automobile. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise to rewrite that relationship. Advocates envision safer roads, less need for parking and greater mobility for people who cannot drive. Skeptics warn that fleets of robotaxis could eliminate jobs, increase traffic congestion and weaken public transit.

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Is DEI helping Canada or holding it back?

Once widely embraced, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, intended to ensure fair access to opportunity for groups long excluded from power, are now under sustained political attack. Experts agree discrimination exists and merit should matter. Beyond that, they are sharply divided

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How should Canadians react to Maduro’s capture?

Should Canada speak out against an apparent breach of international law, or would doing so risk further damage to our strained relationship with Washington? Former diplomats Ben Rowswell and Louise Blais agree that the invasion violated international law. But they sharply disagree on what Canada should do next.

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