How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan’s criminalization of Indigenous men

Boden Umpherville, a 40-year-old Indigenous man, recently died following a brutal altercation with Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert Police Service during his arrest. Twenty-five days before his death,...

Forest fires: North America’s boreal forests are burning a lot, but less than 150 years ago

Satellite image of a forest fire in July 2021 in northern Saskatchewan (Wapawekka Hills). The image covers an area of about 56 kilometres in width and...

Indigenous women in Northern Canada creating sustainable livelihoods through tourism

Sheila Flaherty, the Nunavut director of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada in Iqaluit, Nvt. Sustainable tourism connects people to the planet and their culture while...

Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for ‘dumb phones’

There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to “less smart” phones like old-school flip and slide phones....

The Michael Chong affair reveals the federal government’s national security incompetence

“The first priority of the Government of Canada is to protect the safety and security of Canadians both at home and abroad.” So says Public Safety...

Mothers’ education has a powerful role shaping their children’s futures

Providing equitable quality education for all people is one of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To meet this goal, international organizations and national and...

Dismay over King Charles’s coronation raises questions about Canada’s ties to the monarchy

The coronation of King Charles was a cringe-inducing display of white European hereditary privilege and ostentation that angered many, both in the United Kingdom and the...

Why rural Canadians need public transit just as urgently as suburbanites

Taking mental wellness education beyond the campus: How universities can help respond to the mental health care crisis

The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that one in five Canadians will experience a mental health challenge. The full impact of mental health issues is even...

Behind the blue wall: The toxic culture that left a Vancouver police officer dead

In January 2019, Const. Nicole Chan — a 30-year-old, nine-year member of the Vancouver Police Department — took her own life hours after being discharged from...