U.S. protectionism, not species at risk protection, is what we all should be worried about when it comes to dwindling forestry jobs in Northern Ontario.
First Nation people are incarcerated at some of the highest rates in the country but, in many cases, have little chance of being tried by a jury of their peers.
‘When lives are at stake, the whole-hearted embrace of yet-to-be-perfected technology should be resisted. Driverless cars are no different.’
Far too many products on store shelves are giving us lots of calories but little nutrition
Hopefully, this Hollywood mega-production steeped in a specific sense of Black thematics and esthetics will become one of the highest-grossing films of this year, thus showing the great error of limiting the budget of Black-led releases.
Global businesses, such as Amazon, don’t see municipal boundaries. Rather, they look to assets across an entire region to support their activities.
Many of the medical breakthroughs of the last century could be lost through the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Doctors and hospitals urgently need new medicines, but the source might surprise you: high-performing academic research labs are on the front lines generating these new discoveries.
Provincial and federal governments in Canada cannot support fossil fuel extraction while claiming to simultaneously fight climate change in earnest. This bewildering dissonance has bred inaction and cynicism, wasting valuable time we should be spending on a system-wide transition to renewable energy.
A Polish parliament law that imposes fines and even a prison term for anyone who claims Poland retains responsibility for the genocide committed by Nazi Germany against six million Jews is using a battering ram to eviscerate historical discussion.
Cannabis is not as safe as its advocates insist and the industry, just like tobacco, should not be trusted with designing its packaging.
A year after the Quebec mosque massacre, mainstream media outlets and state counterterrorism publications continue to propagate the misperception that Muslims are the primary source of terror in Canada, rather than some of the primary victims.
The University of Toronto professor’s popularity is not a sign of resurgent atavistic bigotry. Rather it is a signpost to the blind spots in our society that need attention
With the new Parliamentary report now shining a new light on the 2005 Action Plan, Canada should seize this opportunity to acknowledge systemic racism, to introduce a revitalized action plan, and implement measures that will lead to real and substantive change.
Paid plasma is the wrong solution for Canada to become self-sufficient in safe blood products.
Patients who have been prescribed opioids for many years are having their dose lowered, whether they like it or not, to the point that they cannot function.Some have become suicidal. Is this reasonable and necessary?
As police associations have suggested, the simple solution is to split the oversight bill, quickly adopting the common sense elements to address immediate concerns, but to take the time necessary to get the more complex areas right. The public deserves nothing less.
For some students, a school trip abroad is the only opportunity to travel and for others it leads to recognition and scholarships they might not otherwise achieve. For a few, it might be the only door. Opportunities offered through school are especially important to students with limited family resources.
With the exception of the two-hour transfer policy and a small investment in service, the strategy merely explains what the TTC will study this year rather than proposing concrete improvements.
Time and again, Canadians reaffirm their belief in the basic principle of equitable access to health care for all. But the spirit of this very Canadian principle remains in peril as NAFTA negotiations forge ahead.
After decades of relegating women’s events to weekdays and off-prime hours, thus denying female athletes the same media exposure their male counterparts have always enjoyed, changes are finally coming to the Pyeongchang Games, thanks to the efforts of one Canadian.
The NFL’s premier event coincidentally features Patriots battling Eagles, the national symbol, but it has been revealed recently that the armed forces pageantry that is now part of the game was paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense.
‘I was ecstatic to learn the City of Toronto purchased a property on Davenport Rd. to build a homeless shelter in the Annex. To know that we are willing to support our most vulnerable, most marginalized, neighbours truly as neighbours, gives me hope that we can hold on to what is best in our society.’
The proposed bill reflects decades of public concerns and recommendations, writes Ian Scott. Restoring public faith in policing operations is in the best interests of all Ontarians, whether they be citizens or police officers.
It’s clear that tech companies expanding into city planning puts at risk the core democratic principles of Canadian urban planning and city-building.
The 1980 murder of lawyer Barbra Schlifer opened a floodgate of consciousness-raising about the ubiquity of violence in ordinary women’s lives. Some believe it was a linchpin in launching the Canadian women’s movement. Sound familiar?
Do your homework about Energy Star and repairs in order to save money long-term.