The Liberals will struggle to rebuild their reputation and voter base, while Pierre Poilievre will likely take over the PMO ...

A B.C. university will train North America’s first wildfire-fighting civilians, while AI hits the forest-fire front lines.

The exorbitant cost of food will have ripple effects on the restaurant industry and grocery stores. The good news? There’s a ...

Politicians will spar over how to tackle the housing crisis. Falling interest rates will draw young people into the real ...

Canadians will make pioneering advances in artificial intelligence, driverless vehicles and quantum computing. And we’ll all ...

Generational change, culture shifts and labour activism will reshape workplaces, while slowing inflation, rising wages and a ...

A women’s sports boom, a Raptors rebuild and a no-nonsense Leafs makeover are all on the docket for 2025. Meanwhile, the feds ...

Quebec’s classrooms will take centre stage in the secularism debate. Chatbots will help students create A-plus work, while ...

The family doctor crisis will finally start to ease, while pharmacists take centre stage in patient care. The battle over ...

A women’s sports boom, a Raptors rebuild and a no-nonsense Leafs makeover are all on the docket for 2025. Meanwhile, the feds ...

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Marie-Danielle Smith is an Ottawa-based writer for Maclean’s, hunting whimsy and wonkery on Parliament Hill. She has filed from faraway cities such as Tokyo, Beijing, Brussels and Winnipeg.