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Canada’s Rising Inflation
In 2021, Canada’s Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) rate grew at the fastest pace in 30 years, primarily driven by widespread supply chain issues.
Black History Month: February and Forever
The theme of 2022’s Black History Month in Canada is “February and Forever,” which focuses on recognizing the daily contributions made by Black Canadians.
Canadian Truckers’ “Freedom Convoy”
On January 28, a group of Canadian truckers started assembling in downtown Ottawa in protest of the vaccine mandate on land borders and all other COVID-19 related regulations in the country.
Quebec’s Proposed “Vax Tax”
In early January, Québec Premier François Legault announced that his government was considering taxing those who chose not to get vaccinated.
Unmarked Graves Across Canada
When several hundred unmarked graves were found on former residential school sites on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory and on Cowessess First Nation territory in mid-2021, public outrage ensued.
ANALYSIS: What Happened to Local Independent News? Canada’s News Landscape
Never has it been more necessary for a diversity of news media sources, given the state of affairs in the last five years. Yet despite this, news monopolies are becoming ever more present.
Crisis Line in Crisis: BC’s 911 Service
E-Comm, BC's 911 service, is currently facing an extreme staffing shortage and is not prepared to be the frontline force that handles major emergencies, its union says.
Vancouver’s Historic Chinatown Storytelling Centre Opens
The intention behind the establishment of Vancouver’s Chinatown storytelling centre is to highlight Chinese culture and share China’s historical influences in Canada.
What to Expect for Canada’s Long Term Care Reform
COVID-19 has significantly strained Canada’s health care system, highlighting several structural concerns that experts say need to be addressed.
Government Rules on Indigenous Compensation
For 14 years, the federal government has been in a legal battle over First Nations Child Welfare.
ANALYSIS: Canada’s New Hong Kong Immigration Policy
On November 12, 2020, the Canadian government announced new pathways for Hong Kong residents to gain permanent residence through studying or working in Canada, known as the Lifeboat Scheme.
Canada’s Clean Energy Transition: A Snapshot
“An energy transition is underway – and will continue to roll out throughout a generation, roughly between now and 2040,” writes the Generation Energy Council of Canada on Canada’s renewable energy transition.
ANALYSIS: Reexamining the Definition of Sexual Assault
Removing a condom, or not wearing one, without your partner’s consent and knowledge or ‘stealthing’, became illegal in the state of California on October 7, 2021. In Canada, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could set that same precedent.
Butt Dials, Board Schisms, and the BC Supreme Court: Inside the Rogers Communications Board Battle
At Rogers Communications, Canada’s largest telecom company, a rift has split the board of directors apart along with the Rogers family, creating turmoil in the midst of a $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications.
Trudeau was Reelected. Now What?
Back in September, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government was elected once again as a minority government. Since then, much has happened in Trudeau’s third term.
Canada’s Canola Oil Shortage
The price for canola oil is increasing and alternatives are now being broadly used with some families unable to afford the high-priced commodity.
ANALYSIS: Series of Sexual Assaults at Western University Elevate Discussions of Campus Safety and Security
“We let our students and families down,” stated Western University President Alan Shepard during the release of Western University’s new sexual violence ‘Action Plan’ amid the panic of an ‘O-Week’ turned sinister.
Vexing Vancouver Granville
It is said that a compromise is a result that leaves every participant equally unhappy. If that is how a compromise is defined, then the parliamentary elections of 2021 were surely a compromise.
ANALYSIS: Singh For Me? A Look at the NDP Leader’s Use of TikTok
In the months leading up to September 2021’s federal election, Singh amassed nearly 850,000 followers and a cumulative 8.1 million likes on his official TikTok account, @thejagmeetsingh.
ANALYSIS: A Deeper Look at Canada’s 44th Election
17 million votes, 338 ridings, and $600 million. On September 20, Canadians headed to the polls, following a snap election called by the Prime Minister in mid-August.