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Canadian flags are seen flying behind the National Archives building in Ottawa in February 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Flag politics in Canada and New Zealand resulted in drastically different outcomes

Both Canada and New Zealand experienced a post-Second World War reassessment of their ties to colonialism, evident in the Union Jack occupying the upper left quadrant of each nation’s flag.
Justice Marie-Josee Hogue, head of the Foreign Interference Commission, speaks after releasing the inquiry’s final report in Ottawa in January 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Foreign interference threats in Canada’s federal election are both old and new

Canadians should be alert to foreign interference in the federal election, but the most important thing to do is cast a ballot based on their own well-informed priorities, worries and aspirations.
Justin Trudeau boards his campaign plane in Toronto on Aug. 17. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Rhetoric Check: Historically, how important is the 2021 Canadian election?

Is Justin Trudeau correct about the importance of this election? Nobody has a crystal ball to foresee what the government will do in the future. But it’s certainly important to Trudeau’s legacy.
Steven Truscott speaks with the media during a news conference in Toronto in August 2007. Truscott’s 48-year fight to clear his name ended when Ontario’s highest court acquitted him of the 1959 rape and murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper. (CP PHOTO/Adrian Wyld)

The anniversary of Steven Truscott’s death sentence: From guilt to innocence

Fifty-nine years ago, Steven Truscott, wrongfully convicted for the murder of a schoolmate, was sentenced to hang. He was only 14 years old. Why did it take so long for justice to catch up with him?

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