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Back to SearchThe convoy protesters take the stand
This week the leaders of the self-described "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa were brought in front of the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies A…
3 years, 6 months ago
A high-stakes labour fight in Ontario
For many people, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s showdown with CUPE education workers has become about much more than one fight with one union. Experts s…
3 years, 6 months ago
How the midterms could shape U.S. politics for years
On Tuesday, the U.S. holds its midterm elections. That means all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, as are about a third of …
3 years, 6 months ago
Elon Musk owns Twitter. Now what?
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has only been “Chief Twit” of Twitter since Thursday night, but he’s already fired four top executives and dissolved t…
3 years, 6 months ago
Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis
Sixty years ago, the Cuban missile crisis brought the world the closest it’s ever been to a full-scale nuclear war. The story that’s often told about…
3 years, 6 months ago
Kanye West’s words and consequences
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, made a name — and a fortune — for himself making and saying whatever pops into his head. But for nearly a decade th…
3 years, 6 months ago
‘A slow death': Haitians face mounting crisis
After three years without cases, cholera is spreading through Haiti’s poorest neighbourhoods as they struggle for access to clean water. At the same …
3 years, 7 months ago
The problem of unelected leaders
Conservative Rishi Sunak has just become the third leader of the U.K. in two months, and he's got a mandate to rule until 2025. But many are question…
3 years, 7 months ago
The fate of the Amazon at stake as Brazil votes
Roberto de Oliveira Alves is a cattle farmer in the Brazilian Amazon. He’s also a staunch supporter of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. And like m…
3 years, 7 months ago
What is ‘The Freeland Doctrine’?
According to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, history isn't over. Speaking at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., earlier this mo…
3 years, 7 months ago