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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…
4 months, 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.…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Voices from the Iranian diaspora in Canada
Members of Canada’s Iranian community have been living through a complex set of emotions since the United States and Israel started a war with Iran n…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights B.C.’s mental health deserts
A month has passed since the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people were killed by 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who then turne…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Skinny, Inc. Part 3: Body image in the age of Ozempic
The first episode of Skinny Inc. was all about the science behind GLP-1s, and the second episode was about the business, from the pharmaceutical comp…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why a sleep doctor says we should never change our clocks again
On Sunday, most Canadians lose an hour of sleep as the clocks get turned forward to daylight time. But while most of us have gotten used to the bi-an…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
What Canada needs to learn from Alabama
When it comes to one economic indicator, Canada is lagging behind one of the U.S.’s poorest states: Alabama. And while GDP per capita is an imperfect…
4 months, 3 weeks ago