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Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...
Protesters must clear Vancouver Island blockade or risk arrest after logging company wins injunction
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction against protesters who have been blocking a forestry company for eight months from operating on Vancouver...
Uber’s proposed revamp of provincial labour laws would cement the notion that gig workers are not employees
This column is an opinion by Paris Marx, a socialist writer and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. For more information about CBC’s Opinion...
Controversial neck hold still being used by Mounties as RCMP reviews its safety
The RCMP says it hopes to have a decision later this year on whether it will continue teaching Mounties to use a controversial...
Advocates urge Liberals to cancel ‘devastating’ cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities
Advocates for Canadians with disabilities related to reading printed text have launched a protest campaign after the federal government abruptly announced it would cut their funding — a...
Colleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures
As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver “freedom rally” this weekend, their regulatory colleges say...
Natural gas vs. methane: How the name influences our view of this fossil fuel
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Saskatchewan premier condemns protest by ‘group of idiots’ outside chief medical officer’s home
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe condemned what he called a “misguided protest” outside the Regina home of the province’s chief medical officer of health. Moe...
Anti-government extremists promote armed protests in U.S. using website hosted in Montreal
An anti-government website is using cloud servers located in Montreal to help organize a series of armed protests across the United States this...
Black activists say double standard at play in response to pro-Trump rioters
The co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Canada said she believes police would have responded more aggressively if protesters storming the U.S. Capitol had...
Anti-hate groups call for changes after ‘white nationalist’ receives federal COVID-19 funds
Anti-hate groups are urging the federal government to reconsider which employers can apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) after self-described white nationalist Paul Fromm received...
New federal climate bill unlikely to solve Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction problem – here’s why
This column is an opinion by Kyle Hiebert, a research analyst in Winnipeg and former deputy editor of the Africa Conflict Monitor. For more information about...
Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official
The latest: November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov....
What Canada’s hardest-hit provinces can learn from those that handled COVID-19 best
When epidemiologist Susan Kirkland opened a Halifax newspaper on Saturday, she was stunned. “Three protest rallies planned,” the Chronicle Herald headline read, in part....
40% COVID-19 test positivity rate for Steinbach, Man., region raises concerns
As COVID-19 case numbers grow across Manitoba, there’s a spike occurring south of Winnipeg in Steinbach that has health-care workers and residents deeply concerned....
