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How sweeping cuts could impact Canada’s public sector
The federal government is hoping to make room for the new spending outlined in last year’s budget by making cuts across the public sector. The goal i…
12 hours ago
The trouble with enforcing Canadian food labels
Amid threats of annexation and U.S.-imposed tariffs, Canadians are using their dollars to purchase Canadian goods. However, consumer complaints about…
1 day, 12 hours ago
The landmark case over rights and freedoms at the Supreme Court
Today, a case involving Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause is going before the Supreme Court of Canada. In the last decade, many provinces ha…
2 days, 12 hours ago
How much AI music is in your playlist?
What does it mean to create music? Would you be able to tell if the sounds you were listening to weren’t made or sung by a human? Artists and support…
5 days, 12 hours ago
What war in Iran means for Canadian oil
Since the U.S. and Israel started a war with Iran, the price of oil has spiked. That’s largely because oil tankers are no longer travelling through t…
6 days, 12 hours ago
Why holding government to account in Ontario could get harder
Late last week, the Ontario government announced it would introduce legislation exempting the Premier, cabinet ministers and their offices from respo…
1 week ago
Behind schedule and over budget: Why do we keep building LRTs?
Building cities for the future means building a lot more public transit – and lately, Canadian cities have been planning LRTs, or light rail transit.…
1 week, 1 day ago
An analysis of Mark Carney’s first year as Prime Minister
It’s been one year since Mark Carney became Prime Minister. He was long known as a technocrat, having held the position of central banker for both Ca…
1 week, 2 days ago
Why Israel’s war with Iran is spreading to Lebanon
On February 28th, the US and Israel struck Iran – and Iran fired back at military bases and allies in the region. The war has since dominated global …
1 week, 5 days ago
How the towing industry is linked to police corruption
A wide-scale investigation into police corruption in Ontario – Project South – led to the arrests of 27 people, including seven Toronto Police Servic…
1 week, 6 days ago