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Canada's Economy Is Stronger Than It Seems

Fixating on GDP blinds us to our other assets, like good health care and happiness

Pipe Dream

Winnipeg's pumphouse is a heritage building retrofitted for the housing crisis

Reuse Construction Materials

Much is lost when homes are demolished in the name of speed. With careful disassembly, high-quality materials could be used to make something new.

Trade wars, climate change, Bitcoin-B.C. Premier David Eby is preparing his province for everything

BACK IN JANUARY, with an inconveniently prorogued Parliament and the U.S. president pressing on their necks with some very un-ally-like tariff threats, Canada's premiers decided to defend themselves.

Early Retirement

I'm a university student who moved into a seniors' home in Calgary. I get affordable housing, and the residents get companionship.

"I repaired war-torn homes in Lebanon.Now I'm building houses in Canada."

I work on a construction site, overseeing a 19-acre housing development in Brampton, Ontario.

Why America Will Never Invade Canada

Donald Trump's nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country's self-destruction

HARLEM OF THE NORTH

A new exhibit spotlights the birthplace of Montreal's Black anglophone community

DEATH WISH

A group of Canadians with crushing mental illness are suing the federal government for the right to physician-assisted death. The ethics are muddy, the country is divided and the world is watching Canada's next move. Inside the crusade for a polarizing cause.

GLASS ACT

A couple trade Toronto condo life for a sun-powered hideaway in farm country

The Diabolical World of Phone Scams

Criminals impersonating the CRA, Canada Post and other government agencies are often employed by elaborate overseas operations with thousands of workers. How the RCMP busted the biggest fraud ever to target Canadiansand why they can't keep up anymore.

Stuck at Home

Thanks to soaring housing costs, a generation of twentysomethings are still in their childhood bedrooms. A portrait of aily life with no empty nest.

A Teacher's Tale

My career in Quebec ended because I chose to keep my hijab

Top Marks

InSaguenay, Quebec, Ecole de l'Etincelle embodies the school of the future

Modernize Parental Leave

Canada's birth rate is dropping, and the cost of living is partly to blame. A more supportive leave plan would make parenthood more affordable

"I spent years trying to learn English.Now I use ChatGPT."

AI isn't perfect, but it helps me write complex emails and understand Canadian culture

MY PREDICTION - The National School Food Program Will Transform Kids' Health

When students have access to nutritious food, they do better in school and life

FOOD

The exorbitant cost of food will have ripple effects on the restaurant industry and grocery stores. The good news? There's a plan to save the country's salmon supply.

MY PREDICTION - New Mortgage Rules Will Drive Up Housing Prices

Looser lending policies will encourage more people to buy homes they can't afford in the first place

HOUSING

Politicians will spar over how to tackle the housing crisis. Falling interest rates will draw young people into the real estate market. And a rude awakening is coming for homeowners renewing mortgages.

MY PREDICTION - Stuctured Literacy Will Help Level the Educational Playing Field

Canadian students have struggled to read and write. That stops this year.

EDUCATION

Quebec's classrooms will take centre stage in the secularism debate. Chatbots will help students create A-plus work, while others will grade themselves. And thousands of international students will be sent home.

MY PREDICTION - The Indigenous Economy Will Take Off

Reconciliation is becoming Canada’s biggest business story—and its greatest economic opportunity

BUSINESS

Generational change, culture shifts and labour activism will reshape workplaces, while slowing inflation, rising wages and a surge in side hustles will finally put a little more money in Canadians' pockets

MY PREDICTION - Rogers Will Reshape Toronto Sports and the City

The telecom will build stadiums, condos and real estate

SPORTS

A women's sports boom, a Raptors rebuild and a no-nonsense Leafs makeover are all on the docket for 2025. Meanwhile, the feds will tackle sports betting ads, while Alberta ramps up its own gambling scene.

MY PREDICTION: Tech Outages Will Be More Frequentand Disruptive

As companies offload tech systems to third-party suppliers, their supply chains will become vulnerable

TECH

Canadians will make pioneering advances in artificial intelligence, driverless vehicles and quantum computing. And we'll all finally get plugged into high-speed internet.

MY PREDICTION: Canada's Cultural Institutions Will Find New Audiences

The country’s arts festivals, venues and organizations will need more money to stay afloat

CULTURE

Canadians will play soot-thetandmark when The Last of Us returns. The CBC will try fo Pollievre-oroof Itself with a new CEO. And Canada’s Wonderland will roll out the country’s fastest, tallest coaster.