Record-high debt, record-low interest rates and the Liberal economic long game

The Liberal update is rife with uncertainty and debt, while the 'fiscal anchor' has been replaced by 'guardrails'. Fingers are crossed for happier times.

Five takeaways from the 2020 fall economic statement

As part of tens of billions in new spending planned for the coming years, the fiscal update includes funding for long term care, students and remote working

The fall economic update: Freeland's trust exercise

Paul Wells: When will the spending stop? What is 'building back better'? How will the gender impact of the crisis be fixed? The answers will come later.

The fiscal update: We are in for a hard winter

Shannon Proudfoot: Enormous quantities of money will be spilled to try and get Canada through the coming months and, maybe, into a shiny spring

ICUs in Alberta are drowning, say doctors. 'I've never had this happen in all my years of practice.'

Hospitals in Calgary are running out of space and there are also concerns about having enough staff—and enough oxygen—to treat patients

Lessons from the pandemic: How much can we handle?

Jillian Horton: As we try to cope with our own fear and uncertainty, perhaps our greatest challenge is helping our children learn to live with it too