In a boardroom in a soaring high-rise on Wall Street, Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel is sitting across from one of the most powerful financial agents in North America. It’s 2004, and Manuel is on a typical mission. Part of a
In March, the Canadian government introduced a bill that would bring about sweeping changes to its copyright and trademark laws. This includes giving more power to customs and border protection agents without any judicial oversight. The move is intended to
Driving down the No. 2 highway south of Moose Jaw, bang in the middle of the Saskatchewan prairie, one can see a large ship flying Finnish and Canadian flags. Confused about a ship so far away from the sea? Well,
Race data obtained under freedom of information paints a disturbing picture of black and aboriginal overrepresentation inOntario youth and adult jails. Blacks and aboriginal people are overrepresented in Ontario’s youth and adult jails, with some staggering ratios that mirror those
There is a prevailing myth that Canada’s more than 600 First Nations and native communities live off of money — subsidies — from the Canadian government. This myth, though it is loudly proclaimed and widely believed, is remarkable for its
On Sunday tens of thousands are set to converge on the White House in what organizers are promoting as “the largest climate rally in U.S. history.” The protesters will be calling on Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
Cindy Blackstock doesn’t look or act like a spy or a subversive. But that’s the way the Canadian government treats her. Why? Because in 2007, she filed a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission against the federal government for
I recently prepared for an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation concerning the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. I thought it would be worth my while to compare murder rates between the two countries, but also between adjoining divisions of those two
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government promised a new focus on First Nations grievances after aboriginal leaders voiced their demands in a day of pleas, protests, warnings and high-level meetings around Parliament Hill. After four hours of talks Friday, First Nations
An influential aboriginal leader in Canada has warned the Ottawa government that natives could bring the economy to its knees if their demands are not met. On Thursday, Grand Chief Derek Nepinak, from the province of Manitoba, called on the
Hundreds of key recommendations to prevent the deaths of children in custody have been ignored or rejected by government agencies, the Toronto Star has learned. Agencies responsible for protecting young wards are shielded from public scrutiny once an inquest ends
Meats is so much more than converting an area of boreal forest the size of England into a cankerous and lifeless open sore bleeding tar. More than decimating some of the world’s last wild forests—home to 35% of Canada’s wetlands.
Talk about a sticky mess. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers believe several million cans of stolen maple syrup may be sitting on U.S. grocery shelves. Quebec police arrested four men in connection with the robbery of 6 million
Electroshock — a brute force assault on the brain deemed the most controversial treatment in psychiatry — is being administered across Ontario in record numbers and with scant oversight. Nearly three decades after a government inquiry called for provincial training
Toronto’s newest celebrity is a sophisticated, smart and frugal… monkey. The 7-month-old simian was found wandering around an IKEA parking lot Sunday afternoon in a shearling coat and diaper. Described as a “smart monkey” by Ed Dzingala, a staff sergeant
Children with autism in Ontario can wait four years for an intensive therapy which, when provided early enough, could change the course of their lives. The Star surveyed the nine regional centres that manage autism services and found average wait
Canadians have long had a volatile relationship with their telecom providers, but some savvy customers have turned their complaints about monthly fees and contracts into big savings. For Hamilton resident Vanessa Ewen all it took was a phone call and
West-end residents are looking for answers after they discovered that an unassuming building on Lansdowne Ave. is actually a nuclear facility licensed to produce nearly 2,000 tonnes of radioactive uranium dioxide pellets each year. The General Electric-Hitachi plant has been
Long convinced the country’s housing boom would never end in a crash, Canadians have watched this autumn as a sharp slowdown in real estate spreads across the country, leaving would-be home buyers hopeful and sellers scared. “The power is in
Foreigners – so the bigoted adage goes – are “coming over here and stealing our jobs”. Now it seems they are coming over here and stealing our immigrants. The Canadian government is courting Polish migrants living in Britain, in an
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada with no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 8.04pm on Saturday (1404 AEDT Sunday) was located 139km
A powerful earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude hit Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia late Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported But there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was centered 123 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert
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