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When a company names itself after a mythical foreboding object — take it as a warning

Peter Thiel’s Palantir borrowed its name from The Lord of the Rings, and two decades later, it’s living up to the metaphor by ...
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Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options

Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers quietly deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t ...
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‘Everything is hanging by a thread’: Holding the line for Vancouver Island’s ancient trees

As RCMP crackdowns intensify in the Walbran Valley, forest defenders say the fight is about stopping old-growth logging before it’s too late ...
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The Carney-Smith ‘grand bargain’ is a fire sale of our future

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith during the Calgary stampede in July. Photo via social media. With a backroom deal, Prime Minister Mark Carney has bulldozed ...
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Canada can’t build pipelines without Indigenous consent

Mark Carney signs an energy MOU with Premier Danielle Smith to make way for a new pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the B.C. coast. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said in a statement they are ...
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In the home of the caribou, the looming shadow of an open-pit mine threatens the Kaska way of life

On the shores of Frances Lake, Yukon First Nations fight to defend their land, language, and water as a new mining project threatens the Finlayson herd and a fragile cultural resurgence In the Yukon, ...
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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment

Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights Canada will continue its environmental ...
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They’re already here: How U.S. corporations have been eroding Canada’s economic sovereignty

From coast to coast to coast, Canadians of all political stripes are rightfully concerned about our nation’s sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats and on-again, off-again trade ...
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The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality

While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services A group of dozens of wealthy ...
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Northern Ontario First Nations are building a village in the path to the Ring of Fire

There’s a brand-new clearing on the point above the rapids on the Attawapiskat River, 70 kilometres from Neskantaga First Nation. By the time Ontario’s planned Northern Link road is built to the edge ...
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Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?

A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue New York City's Democratic ...
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Kanehsatake 35 years later: Remembering the day Canada sent in the military to violently clear Mohawk land for a golf course

Mohawk warriors and land defenders during the 78-day siege of Kanesatake, also known as the “Oka Crisis,” on July 11, 1990. Photo via Ellen Gabriel. Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel is a Mohawk activist, ...