
Earlier this summer, I got a WhatsApp message with a photo of two professor friends smiling at the camera, sitting at what looked like a conference table: “Miss you! Hi from (near) Istanbul!” The sight of their happy faces together sparked in me a little frisson of joy.
The photo was sent without much explanation, but none was needed. They both work in the Toronto area, and over the years, I’ve told each of them that they really need to meet the other because their research interests are so in sync. It took travelling all the way to an academic conference in Turkey for them to finally...
November 7, 2025 - 06:29 | Asmaa Malik | Walrus
Good morning. Renting is no longer just a temporary arrangement for would-be homebuyers, for many people it is a lasting home in a community. Below, we’ve got a guide on the most livable cities for renters, plus news on war in Sudan and oil in the Amazon. But First:Today’s headlinesConservative MP Matt Jeneroux is resigning his seat in another blow to Pierre PoilievreThe Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear the appeal of Saskatchewan’s school pronoun caseOntario will ban exclusivity deals between insurers and pharmacies Once thought “lost forever,” the Florentine Diamond was secretly...
November 7, 2025 - 06:28 | Salmaan Farooqui | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Most Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has fallen short on its campaign promises, even as his overall satisfaction and approval ratings edge upward,
a new Postmedia-Leger poll finds
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“There’s a lot of things to like about Mr. Carney’s experience and credentials...
November 7, 2025 - 06:00 | National Post | National Post
Canadians have a quite glum view of the near future for Canada’s social and economic situation, with only one person in four expressing optimism and significantly more expressing pessimism, but Canadians’ views of their own personal fortunes are much rosier, according to a new polling project.
This strange divergence of attitudes — happy about home, gloomy about country — is also driven by geographical differences, and by a clear partisan split between pessimistic Conservative supporters and optimistic Liberals.
The national mood seems “somewhat apprehensive,” said Andrew Enns,...
November 7, 2025 - 06:00 | Joseph Brean | National Post
Eleven women and one non-binary MLA were elected in this week’s vote — making up 57 per cent of the legislature. It's the first time in Yukon history that men won't make up the majority of the territory's Legislative Assembly.
November 7, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Internal studies into the concept at the Ministry of Transportation were paused in 2021 and found there was a 'potential for roadway collapse.'
November 7, 2025 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa

