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Young women of colour face hate-filled online environment
Advocates centre lived experiences in the push for government regulations to #BlockHate
Education in crisis: Teachers are burning out, unions are preparing to strike
Pushed to the brink and exhausted, nearly 50,000 Quebec teachers prepare to strike for better conditions. Others may soon join them.
An Alberta Green New Deal: Why Jason Kenney’s terrified of an animated Netflix movie
The premier and oil industry use things like “Bigfoot Family” to distract Albertans from imagining a made-at-home approach to the climate crisis
Life, death and hope on the streets of Quebec’s gold-mining capital
Val-d’Or is in the midst of a public health crisis, and people living on the streets are on its front lines
Anti-racism: Asian massage and sex workers should not be left behind
The women in Atlanta were killed not only because of racism, but because of sexism, misogyny, and opposition to sex work
When the ‘nobodies’ dared to govern: Remembering the Paris Commune
Author Michèle Audin on the forgotten women behind the historic events of 1871
COVID-19 vaccinations: Prioritization of Indigenous communities starts to show results
Progress of immunizations varies from province to province, with Nova Scotia leading by example
Police intervention highlights broken system for responding to mental health crises
A woman was yelling. Then the cops showed up. Things went downhill from there.
Erin O’Toole: Don’t laugh, populism can win
The Conservative leader’s newfound concern for the working class isn’t sincere, but it could work
Criminal justice bill is a step forward, but advocates for drug users say more is needed
‘Harm reduction intervention for illicit drug use has to be one that is free from police interventions, so that people do not feel further marginalized or stigmatized’
Migrant workers: The invisible victims of Alberta’s housing crisis
Pandemic has put a spotlight on the many ways government and landlords are failing homeless and underhoused people
Moral panic over gun violence encourages racism and repression
Blaming violence on Black American influences has a long history in Montreal
Biden’s climate initiatives put Trudeau on the spot
Canada’s plans look like mere greenwashing compared to the EU, China and the U.S.
Toronto advocates building Canada’s first municipal Black food sovereignty plan
Anti-Black racism at the root of high rates of food insecurity among Black communities