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Activists Risk Arrest — and Smoke Inhalation — to Fight Mountain Valley Pipeline
The backdrop to our recent protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline was the continent’s latest climate catastrophe.
First Nations Are on the Front Lines of Canada’s Climate-Fueled Wildfires
The climate crisis has arrived and Indigenous communities are disproportionately facing its impacts.
Jordan Neely Is Being Blamed for His Own Death Due to Sanism and Racism
Disability scholar Idil Abdillahi analyzes how Blackness and “madness” are pathologized in overlapping and violent ways.
Canada Has “Been Failing My Family for Over 100 Years,” Says Indigenous Activist
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women have no recourse, says Cambria Harris whose mother was murdered.
Fracking May Have Caused a Record-Breaking Earthquake in Canada
A seismologist says wastewater disposal from fracking may have caused the largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta.
US and Canada Announce Joint Plan to Turn Away Asylum-Seekers
The move further undermines the right to asylum and will likely drive people to attempt more dangerous border crossings.
Students at McGill University in Montreal Protest Anti-Trans Speaker
The speaker, Robert Wintemute, is a member of the anti-trans hate group LGB Alliance.
Historic Tropical Storm Fiona Swept Homes Into Ocean in Eastern Canada
The lowest barometric pressure for a storm in Canada was recorded Saturday, signaling the impact of the climate crisis.
Canada’s Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy
As surveillance has become a fact of life, digital privacy must become a human right.
Canada’s First Nations Start Filing Claims for Historic Water Settlement
The settlement could provide compensation to 142,000 people and 250 First Nations who were denied access to clean water.