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How inadequate funding for research and messy innovation policy ripples out to the economy and society

David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics and is studying public policy at the Munk School of…

On Sunday, a strike by 361 unionized workers shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway, which links many eastern ports to the Atlantic Ocean

U.S. President Joe Biden declared it is "vital for America's national security" for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night in a rare Oval Office address for deepening U.S. involvement as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in aid for both countries.

Israel's well-trained and well-equipped army will almost certainly prevail in any ground incursion into Gaza even if, experts warn, such a huge operation risks worsening and widening the current conflict. A key question, however, remains unanswered: What happens after a military victory?

Two Toronto-area organizations are working to get aid to those affected in Gaza and Israel as the civilian death toll continues to rise — but with no current access point to delivering those supplies to Gaza, one group says the need is growing more urgent by the minute.

A University of Manitoba professor is under fire for attending an event organized by a Russian think-tank on Canada's sanctions list for spreading disinformation — during which, critics say, she helped Moscow's propaganda efforts against Ukraine. But Radhika Desai says she's done nothing wrong.

The UN says it already has evidence of war crimes committed in the Israel-Hamas war. But what actually constitutes a war crime?

The price of oil shot up and global markets fell in the wake of an unprecedented Hamas attack on Israeli civilians this weekend and retaliation from Israel in Gaza. Here's what to watch in the days and weeks ahead.

David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics, a Telus research fellow and is studying public…