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The killer’s name
Among the first questions that reasonable people were asking in the early aftermath of the massacre that unfolded over 14 horrifying hours in Nova Scotia over the weekend were these three: What the...
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THE COLUMNISTS
The killer’s name
Among the first questions that reasonable people were asking in the early aftermath of the massacre that unfolded over 14 horrifying hours in Nova Scotia over the weekend were these three: What the...
A good rule to follow: ‘Love thy neighbour’
In 1633 the plague was ravaging Europe. In the Bavarian town of Oberammergau the people prayed that if they were saved they would stage a Passion play every 10 years. They were and they have done so....
NATIONAL
12 hours of terror
A gunman wearing a Mountie uniform went on a rampage, leading to the worst mass murder in Canadian history. Here’s what we know about the tragedy so far. THE GUNMAN WHO went on a shooting rampage over...
‘They were so appreciated and loved’
The victims of last weekend’s murder rampage epitomized Nova Scotia’s neighbourly, service-minded society. Their loved ones hope that’s how they’ll be remembered. A few weeks ago, Lisa McCully took to...
The 30-year battle to stop a pandemic
For decades, officials obsessed with planning to stop an outbreak. Then came COVID-19 and we were sitting ducks. What went wrong? With hindsight, it’s hard to rewatch video and read the transcripts of...
The case for mandatory mask-wearing
Countries that required masking saw mortality rates go down within a couple of weeks. That should be all the proof Canada needs. OPINION As the death statistics continue to grow higher in Canada and...
Let’s not become a nation of snitches
Hotlines for reporting social-distance ‘non-compliance’ are evil tools that will damage the very trust we’ll need to rebound from this crisis Social media has become a difficult place for me, of late....
Wear to go in Brampton
A string of sorting and grading facilities have quietly turned southern Ontario into a global epicentre of the second-hand clothing economy Inside the 33,000-sq.-foot warehouse of Toronto Textile...
INTERNATIONAL
‘Justin, we’re not here to talk about your socks’
Back in 2017, the Canadian and Aussie PMs seemed sympatico. But in a new book, Malcolm Turnbull says he found Trudeau to be flaky and preoccupied by appearance. A Bigger Picture, the new autobiography...
ECONOMY
Too much of a good thing
Negative oil prices are a warning sign that the economic fallout from COVID-19 could be even worse than a lot of people are expecting You don’t have to be a commodities trader to know that something...
The grille seekers
Electric cars don’t need grilles. Don’t tell car buyers that. When the first-generation Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) hit the road a decade ago, something was noticeably different. The car looked...
SOCIETY
What we might learn from the COVID-19 pandemic
Author Mark O’Connell, whose new book, Notes from an Apocalypse, is out this month, on the lessons of the pandemic When Mark O’Connell set out to write his latest book, Notes from an Apocalypse, the...
THE BEST FOR LAST
Mural, mural on the plywood wall
In one of our favourite stories this week Marie-Danielle Smith reports on how Vancouverites are dispelling the dread of boarded-up businesses by painting up the coverings with affection The digital...
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