1 Women's Pro Sports Leagues Will Explode Across Canada
Riding the wave of last year's wildly successful Professional Women's Hockey League launch, women's sports of all kinds will dominate this year. Two new teams-possibly out of Quebec City and Calgary-will join the league's 2025-26 season while existing ones will finally get official names. (Toronto Sceptres, anyone?) And basketball fans rejoice: Canada's first WNBA franchise is set to kick off in 2026. As they wait, Canadian sports junkies can tune into the Northern Super League, the country's first women's pro soccer league, as its six clubs duke it out starting in April.
2 The Raptors Will Rebuild
The Raptors' 2019 championship high feels as distant as the Jurassic era: last season, the team ended in 12th place in the NBA's Eastern Conference and traded away big names like Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby. Team president Masai Ujiri-
whose own contract is up for renewal in 2026-has made it clear his team won't be championship contenders for the 2024-25 season. Instead, this is a time to rebuild: a year of head-down reconstruction for the team, an unsexy yet necessary investment for better years ahead.
3 A Broadcasting Arms Race Is Coming
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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
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"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.
