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Back to SearchWhy is Alberta pausing new renewable energy projects?
It’s been a busy month in Alberta energy politics. In early August, the provincial government caught many by surprise with a six-month pause on any n…
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Niger, and an era of mutiny in Africa’s Sahel region
Last month, the African nation of Niger became the seventh government in Western and Central Africa to suffer a military takeover in the last three y…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ontario’s Greenbelt, Doug Ford and an explosive audit
Last Wednesday, Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk delivered a scathing report about the province’s plans to build on parts of the protected Greenb…
2 years, 7 months ago
Weekend Listen: Buffy
Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has announced that she's retiring from live performances. For 60 years Buffy’s music has quietly reverberated th…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Eras Tour, and Taylor Swift’s massive popularity
Taylor Swift has been on tour for months but finally, Canadian fans have been given a chance to see her here. She’s having not one or two but six sh…
2 years, 7 months ago
Metro workers on strike and a “Hot Labour Summer”
Right now, some 3,700 workers from 27 Metro grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area are on strike – and they’re not alone. From British Columb…
2 years, 7 months ago
Worldcoin’s utopian aims, dystopian fears
A metallic orb scans your iris and turns it into a numeric code, providing a unique ID that confirms you as human. This is the process people in doz…
2 years, 7 months ago
Anti-LGBTQ backlash spurs debate in Canada’s Muslim community
In June, a group called YYC Muslims organized a large protest in front of Calgary's city hall. They were there to oppose what they call "gender ideol…
2 years, 7 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: Stuff The British Stole | Season 3
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today the Empire's loot sits in museums, galleries, private collections and burial sit…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Shohei Ohtani is changing Major League Baseball
It has been five years since Japanese phenomenon Shohei Ohtani left Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball to fulfil his dream of playing for Major Lea…
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