Canada blasted by UN for continuing to allow ‘contemporary forms of slavery’
As one agricultural workers says: ‘You leave everything you know behind to be exploited’
EXCLUSIVE: Two more illegal short-term rentals uncovered in Benamor building
Listings popped up just weeks after a fatal fire killed seven, including six Airbnb guests, in a different Benamor building
How ‘parental rights’ language smuggles anti-LGBTQ hate into mainstream politics
‘Parental rights’ is a hateful piper’s tune to commandeer the minds of adults who are supposed to know better
In an age of collapse, does philanthropy still make sense?
With the social safety net unravelling, experts say we can’t rely on donations to put it back together
Ride along: Montreal launches first Airbnb enforcement squad in North America
Huge new fines and a team of dedicated inspectors may offer a blueprint for other cities grappling with short-term rentals
VIDEO: Marching to prevent ‘another tar sands’
Doug Ford refuses to meet with Indigenous leaders opposing the so-called Ring of Fire mining development in Northern Ontario
Canada’s MAID policy is facilitating death by poverty
A Vancouver woman says she will die imminently from an otherwise manageable illness
As hate groups attack LGBTQ youth, Canada’s labour movement rises to the moment
In Alberta and elsewhere, unions and families turned out to confront far-right protesters
‘Feels like a sinking ship’: Quebec’s nurses consider strike action as contract talks stagnate
Nurses worry that the province appears to be letting the public health system crumble to push more and more staff to the private sector
Are we witnessing the beginning of an LGBTQ genocide?
You can look to Russia and Uganda to see where the U.S. and Canada could be heading
Brandi Morin: In Nevada, Indigenous land protectors face off with a Canadian mining company
Thacker Pass will be the largest lithium mine in North America — burning carbon and using billions of gallons of water in one of the driest regions of the U.S. — all in the name of the green transition
Indigenous cops are cops, too
by F.T. Green Aug 29, 2023 5 min read Share In 1969, Canada tried to abolish its treaties with First Nations – to dissolve their reserves and forcibly … Read More
A message to nurses: it’s time to organize
by Rajbeer Grewal Sep 7, 2023 10 min read Share Ning Yang On a frigid snowless morning in January 1988, more than 14,000 nurses lined Alberta’s streets … Read More
Disability and the prison system
by Trish Mills Sep 7, 2023 9 min read Share Peter Collins There’s a saying among prisoners: if you don’t have a disability going into prison, you’re … Read More
COVID capitalism
by Ian McKay Sep 7, 2023 10 min read Share Will anyone remember COVID-19? Already in 2023, one senses a strong reluctance to dwell on it. The … Read More