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A house divided still stands
It was a presidential inauguration like no other in American history. The outgoing president did not attend. Instead, he chose to leave town early—boarding Air Force One as the gay anthem “YMCA”...
THE COLUMNISTS
A house divided still stands
It was a presidential inauguration like no other in American history. The outgoing president did not attend. Instead, he chose to leave town early—boarding Air Force One as the gay anthem “YMCA”...
This will not be an easy trail to blaze
This is an inauguration unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many of the usually well-attended events, galas, and ceremonies into the virtual arena. President Trump has announced he will...
NATIONAL
Tracking the new variants
B.1.1.7., which tore through the U.K., might be at the root of a recent outbreak in Ontario. How worried should Canadians be? On January 8, a single case of COVID-19 was detected at Roberta House, a...
Going into overtime
Were Edmonton cops delaying bail-hearing paperwork to watch Oiler games on TV? It was a typical bummer of a Sunday night game for the 2017-18 Edmonton Oilers: build a comfortable lead into the third...
INTERNATIONAL
Biden’s oath: ‘I get it’
He offered Americans not so much a program or a faction, but mostly just his person—and he now has multiple crises to tackle They said on the TV that in the days before he took the oath, Joe Biden...
A day of ‘hope and renewal’
Five takeaways from the Biden inauguration, where the president set some daunting and lofty goals, and guests sported jaunty masks Biden’s goal: The Reunited States of America In Wednesday’s address,...
History’s little reassuring moments
Small details told the story of Biden’s inauguration: masked faces, a warm pair of mittens and a soldier making the sign of the cross Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s motorcade navigated the empty, winding...
Inauguration of empathy
‘If there is anyone who understands the suffering in the United States, it is Biden, a man forged by the crucible of heartache’ Inaugurations may be perceived as national gatherings but they aren’t,...
Embracing the Joe Biden era
Organizers went a long way to ensure social distancing and most of the hugs occurred within families. But some attendees got caught up in the moment. If you just tuned in to catch Lady Gaga, J. Lo and...
ECONOMY
How to tax the well-off
Forget an annual wealth levy. To boost fairness, productivity and government revenue, tax capital gains. OPINION Recent months have seen increased chatter about the idea of an annual “wealth tax” to...
SOCIETY
Inside Frank Plummer’s brain
The legendary scientist turned to highly experimental deep brain stimulation to treat his own alcoholism. He’d devoted his whole life to science, he joked. Why not his brain, too? The research he took...
‘Emancipatory sex-ed’ and safety
It doesn’t fix the underlying problem of rape culture, but a new program is getting good results in reducing gender-based violence In the first semester of her third year at the University of Windsor,...
THE BEST FOR LAST
The measure of a man
In one of our favourite stories this week Patricia Treble delves into Donald Trump’s curious reluctance to attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Would appearing next to Biden have exposed Trump’s...
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