China's mission to Mars opens a new phase of the Space Race

Image of the Week: Beijing unabashedly depicts space exploration as a patriotic and military-led endeavour

Avi Lewis: You mean this isn't how to kill the NDP?

Paul Wells: A key author of the Leap Manifesto, which divided the NDP in 2016, is now running for the party. Tensions aside, it may be a good thing.

Doug Ford's PC Party takes a hit: 338Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: A new poll shows recent events have taken a considerable toll on PC support, putting the party just barely ahead of the Ontario NDP and Liberals

The Afghan women Canada failed

Adnan R. Khan: With the U.S. withdrawal looming, the Afghan government is attempting to curb women’s rights. Meanwhile, Canada is more interested in playing whack-a-mole with terrorism than doing the hard work of helping a country devastated by it