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A New Home for the Story of the Boats That Shaped Canada
After a last-minute setback, the Canadian Canoe Museum has finally opened its new building in Ontario.
By Ian Austen
While I cover people and events broadly throughout Canada, my base in the country’s capital means that I often focus on politics at both the federal and provincial level. I’m particularly interested in Indigenous stories as well as stories about overlooked issues or Canadian communities. I am the principal author of The Times’s weekly Canada newsletter.
I began writing about technology for The Times in the late 1990s, particularly the dramatic rise and the equally profound fall of the company that eventually became known as BlackBerry. I began covering Canada more generally in 2003. I also reported extensively on professional cycling and the Tour de France. Much of my career before The Times was spent writing for magazines, particularly Maclean’s. I also worked for Southam News and was a contributor, mainly about technology, to CBC Radio.
I grew up in Windsor, Ontario, and attended journalism school at what is now known as Toronto Metropolitan University.
Like all Times journalists I uphold standards found in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. For me its overriding message is one of maintaining independence and fairness. Because I occasionally write about corporations I do not directly own shares. I do not donate money to political groups, political parties or electoral candidates. Nor do I attend any events of a political nature except for reporting. I have an immediate family member who works in a senior communications position at a major Canadian corporation. So I do not write about that company or cover issues that primarily affect its interests.
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After a last-minute setback, the Canadian Canoe Museum has finally opened its new building in Ontario.
By Ian Austen
Edmonton’s mayor says that the issues behind homelessness, opioid overdoses and mental health crises cannot be fixed by cities.
By Ian Austen
Human rights groups are urging Canada to stop holding migrants seeking asylum in jails, often with people accused of violent crimes.
By Ian Austen
The return of the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals after 18 years has brightened up Alberta’s capital after some difficult times.
By Ian Austen
A report by a parliamentary committee said that politicians, who were not named, had helped China, India and other countries meddle in Canadian politics.
By Ian Austen
A police force outside Toronto said that charges against Frank Stronach, 91, relate to episodes from as long ago as the 1980s and as recent as last year.
By Ian Austen
A watchdog agency found roadblocks to the flow of information both within the spy agency and the public service.
By Ian Austen
Officials in Toronto and many residents ask why the province of Ontario is turning a former waterfront park over to an Austrian spa operator.
By Ian Austen and Ian Willms
While the post office considers plans to revamp its business model, any major fixes are likely to be politically vexing.
By Ian Austen
The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92.
By Ian Austen