Canada
Explore our coverage of Canada’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
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The Americas
Canada’s Conservatives are crushing Justin Trudeau
Pierre Poilievre is even winning over the young and the unionised
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Money Talks
Policy lessons from North America’s second-largest economy
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we speak to deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland about the biggest challenges facing Canada’s government
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The Americas
Vancouver pioneered liberal drug policies. Fentanyl destroyed them
So-called harm-reduction measures have become a rod for Justin Trudeau’s back
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1843 magazine | Canadian Sikhs thought they were safe to protest against India. Then one of them was gunned down
Sikhs campaigning for an independent state believe they are in the Indian government’s sights
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The Americas
Canada’s jade mines boomed on Chinese demand. Now that’s over
Local indigenous groups are happy that jade mines will no longer scar their lands
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The Americas
Canadians are taking dramatic steps to avoid more ruinous firestorms
The focus is as much on mitigation and preparation as on suppression
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The Americas
Facebook turned off the news in Canada. What happened next?
A law intended to help small publishers is harming them
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Leaders
Canada’s law to help news outlets is harming them instead
Funding journalism with cash from big tech has become a fiasco
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The Americas
The world’s insatiable appetite for Canada’s maple syrup
Production is booming, but climate change is making output more erratic
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The Americas
Justin Trudeau is beset by a divided party and an angry electorate
After almost a decade in power, Canada’s prime minister looks beleaguered
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The Americas
Did spies from China, India and Russia meddle in Canada’s elections?
A new inquiry seeks to find out the extent of foreign interference
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The Americas
Wild boar hybrids are raising hell on the Canadian prairies
They are well adapted to the cold, with thick fur, long legs, and tusks as sharp as steak knives
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The Americas
Could Mark Carney lead Canada?
The former central-bank governor is coy, but clearly has political ambitions
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Graphic detail
These are the most expensive cities in North America
For living on the cheap, go to Canada
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Business
How a Canadian company became the world’s best acquirer of tech firms
Meet Constellation Software, tech’s Berkshire Hathaway
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Asia
Did America thwart an Indian assassination plot?
Canada is not alone in worrying about Indian killers