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The Globe and Mail Fence: To Strike or Not To Strike?

The iron curtain has fallen on The Globe and Mail, and we can only speculate what's going on in the now fenced headquarters. The Globe staff overwhelmingly rejected a contract renewal agreement by the company, ...

Canada Day: Let’s Do Better

Today, Canada Day, our country turns 147 years old. How old are you, 21? Wow, you can drink in the United States. You should be proud of your age-related accomplishment, but not as proud as you ought to be of o...

By-Election Results: More of the Same in Scarborough, Fort McMurray, and Macleod

We've gotten the preliminary results from today's by-elections, and they were a doozy. So startled were we at the results, we had to consult a dictionary to help properly interpret them. in·er·tia (iˈnərSHə): ...

Interview: Selina Chan, Candidate for Toronto Mayor

Selina Chan, is running for mayor of Toronto, the job she's applied for with the lowest required qualifications.

June 30 Federal By-Elections: Where, Why and What’s Up

There are four federal by-elections happening tomorrow, and if you’re not in one of the contested ridings where all the parties are frantically trying to court voters, you could have forgotten they were even ha...

The Phoenix Rises: Homecoming for Rob Ford

Back by (32% of the) popular demand, Rob Ford's rise from the ashes is quickly approaching. The notoriously indestructible mayor is poised to make his comeback, 450 hours of counselling healthier and 8 pants s...

Pierre Karl Péladeau Says Blind Trust Not Necessary

Former Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau has returned to the spotlight, this time over his intentions to no longer put his assets in a blind trust. As you may remember, PKP made a campaign pledge to put his hol...

Woman Wrote Peter MacKay’s ‘Chauvinist’ Emails; Scandal Persists

"Peter MacKay has done it again," said Peter Mansbridge, defender of the fairer sex. "He’s been exposed as a blatant chauvinist who is completely out of touch with modern families," according to Margaret Wente,...

Help Us Help You: Keep Politicians In Check

You know you love someone not when you’ve seen them at their best, but, rather, when you’ve seen them at their worst, and you still can’t stay away. - Facebook user For months, The True North Ti...

What To Do for Quebec’s Fête Nationale: St Jean Baptiste 2014

Today is Saint-Jean Baptiste Day, an annual celebration of French Canadian culture and something about a baptism. In 1636, the traditional midsummer feast occurred for the first time on these continental sho...