Nothing drives home the reality of economic pressure more surely than rising grocery bills. And that is putting government-owned grocery stores on the political agenda.

Five years after the pandemic, Canadians are still not riding transit the way they used to. For households already stretched by food and rent, the fare box is one more pressure.

Yulia Goroshanska speaks about loss, motherhood, trauma and starting over after the city’s devastating siege

Canada’s birth rate is now among the lowest in the world, reflecting not only economic strain but a deeper shift in how young people think about family, work and the future. This conversation asks whether the decision to have fewer children is a necessary adaptation to an uncertain world or a choice with long-term consequences.

Few policy questions are as emotionally charged right now as how to protect children online. As Canada weighs age restrictions on social media, the debate has sharpened: would limiting access make young people safer? Or open new dangers?

Researchers and advocates have long argued that governments should respond to falling fertility, though they do not agree on the best way to do so.

Experts question the process behind Canada’s military plans, the absence of a national security strategy and the lack of meaningful public engagement. At stake is not just how much Canada spends on defence, but what it is trying to protect and who gets to decide. 

Most Canadians who follow Cuba closely agree the communist government has a dismal human-rights record and that ordinary Cubans are suffering. They disagree sharply on whether pressure and sanctions will liberate those Cubans — or bury them. 

Canadian-Iranians sharply dis­agree on whether the U.S./Israeli strikes were jus­ti­fied, whether they will help ordin­ary Ira­ni­ans and what Canada’s response should be.

During a January visit to Beijing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a sharp cut to tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles sparking a debate over trade, security and Canada’s auto future.

Svitlana’s story reveals the long, grinding toll of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, felt not only in shattered homes and lives lost, but in families torn apart. 

For years, immigration was treated as an economic lifeline. Now it has become a political fault line. With polls showing that a majority of Canadians believe immigration levels are too high, the federal government moved in fall 2024 to sharply reduce immigration targets.

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

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.

The past year was tough for many Canadians. The cost-of-living kept pinching, U.S. President Donald Trump’s taunt of a “51st state” frazzled nerves and separatist momentum in Alberta and Quebec frayed the national mood. So, to ring in 2026 with a bit of levity, we asked two Canadian comedians whether there’s reason to feel hopeful.

Mariana’s story is a reminder of what Putin’s war has not been able to destroy — the courage of ordinary people, the instinct to shield one another and the defiant persistence of hope.

Alberta’s independence fight has moved from the margins to the centre of provincial politics. The debate is unfolding as the province faces strikes, financial strain and mounting pressure on public services.

Does compassion means giving people control over how they die — or fighting harder to help them live?

A huge American city has been a hub of grassroots resistance to Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Some of it involves early morning driving patrols looking for ICE.

Amarjot Singh says he joined a peaceful Sikh protest but found himself a marked man.