
At just twenty-three, second-generation immigrant Jessie was working in the federal government to save for law school—even though he felt deep “disdain” for “big government.” Jessie’s supervisor suggested that his current role could help him secure a job at the Department of Justice and receive law school funding. But he resisted. He didn’t want to become a lifelong bureaucrat.
The young federal employee shared this story in an interview with Emine Fidan Elcioglu, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, who ran a study on why some racialized communities are turning to...
August 4, 2025 - 06:30 | Mihika Agarwal | Walrus
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s post-midnight
response
to Washington’s latest escalation of its tariff war was calm, measured, sensible and appropriate, everything the current regime in Washington is not.
Canada, Carney said, will continue to negotiate in search of a reasonable agreement,...
August 4, 2025 - 06:00 | Kelly McParland | National Post
Quebec’s universal respiratory syncytial virus immunization program proved more than 85 per cent effective in reducing infant hospitalizations, emergency-room consultations and intensive-care admissions, according to a new study.The province was the first in Canada to announce a publicly funded nirsevimab program for the 2024-25 RSV season. Ontario, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories later followed suit.
August 4, 2025 - 06:00 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
Justin Timberlake is the latest celebrity to announce he has been battling the 'relentlessly debilitating' disease, which can cause severe symptoms that can persist for years.
August 4, 2025 - 05:00 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Re: Why some Manor Park residents don’t want sidewalks, July 30. Read More
August 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Brigitte Pellerin is an author, editor, photographer, Citizen columnist and film-maker who works in both official languages, and who followed the 2025 federal election campaign of Liberal Bruce Fanjoy up close. Pellerin is the author of several non-fiction books, including 2021's Le Livre Uber. Read More
August 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen