How Amazon Beat the Union In Alberta
Last year the Teamsters union tried and failed to unionize Amazon in Alberta. The challenges I saw them face provide lessons for future attempts to take on the logistics giant.
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When sex workers go missing, who responds?
Alloura’s photo is displayed at her memorial service in November 2017. Photos courtesy of Maggie’s Toronto. The following is an excerpt from Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada, edited by Shiri Pasternak, Kevin … Read More
Marking Two Years Of Death, Despair And Political Apathy
The collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic will define the coming decades for millions of Canadians who suffered.
Human rights matter: In Ukraine, and in Wet’suwet’en
Canada’s hypocrisy on full display during Russian invasion
Canada’s Deputy PM Posed With A Ukrainian Fascist Symbol
Journalists shouldn’t ignore what Chrystia Freeland did, or the many other fascist flags at that rally and others throughout Canada.
Canada’s First Black Nurses, and How to Save the System
As burn-out mounts, a history book reminds we must improve conditions as we seek new recruits.
Meet the Face of Global Fascism
Ten things to know about Putin’s past, his designs on Ukraine and the dire road ahead.
‘What’s Happening Is Crazy’
Wracked with worry about family back home, hundreds of Ukrainians rallied in downtown Vancouver to plead for peace.
Why the TMX Will Endlessly Spill Taxpayers’ Money
Trudeau’s boondoggle — $21.4 billion and rising — includes a sucker’s deal that keeps Canadians forever on the hook, explains economist Robyn Allan.
Rumours and Allegations, but No Arrests After Mystery Pipeline Attack
RCMP say they are identifying possible suspects, but can’t explain how perpetrators escaped the remote area.
Corporate prosecutions of land defenders could be coming to Canada
A B.C. Supreme Court judge invited CN to prosecute a Gitxsan hereditary chief when public prosecutors declined to do so
The Dogs Who Spot Overdoses
Born and raised during a deadly health crisis, these furry friends are learning to do their part.
Radio poubelle: Quebec City’s merchants of hostility
In the capital city, talk radio hosts set the agenda, determine elections and traffic in fear and distrust
Alex Vitale on the policing of insurrectionary far-right protests
Mounted police at the February 5, 2022 anti-vaccine mandate protest in Toronto. Via michael_swan/Flickr. As Canada invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its inception in 1988 to respond … Read More
BC Budget Fails to Deliver on Climate Change, Say Experts
$1 billion in new climate spending is welcome but falls short of what’s needed, they say.