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A university student’s cautionary note on AI in classrooms
BY Aliyah Daya - September 2, 2026
We cannot allow a whole generation of Canadians to be treated as collateral in the pursuit of national ‘productivity gains.’ Read full story
Opinion
B.C. politics is in a race to the bottom
BY Erica Ifill - September 2, 2026
The question that all B.C. Conservatives have to ask themselves is whether this descent into the septic tank of far-right grievance politics is the correct move to build support. Read full story
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Gender impact of public service cuts unclear as union finds women overrepresented
BY Mzwandile Poncana - August 24, 2026
Among Public Service Alliance of Canada members who have received notice their jobs are at risk and who disclosed their gender, the vast majority are women. Treasury Board has not released its own gender breakdown of workers receiving affected notices. Read full story
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HIV rate climbs as uncertainty rises about future of dedicated Community Action Fund
BY Tessie Sanci - August 23, 2026
‘Our concern has grown over the last year because the folks at PHAC have been really non-committal about what's happening to the funding program beyond March 2028,’ says Michael Kwag of the Community-Based Research Centre. Read full story
Opinion
What Canada can learn from Australia’s floundering social media ban
BY Trevor Potts - August 17, 2026
The ultimate lesson is that age verification is an insufficient policy response on its own. Canada needs to rethink how we approach addressing online harms—not simply with launching a flat social media ban, but by building the infrastructure needed to design and regulate safe spaces for youth online. Read full story
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Former Liberal minister Alghabra calls Conservative criticisms over his inclusion in the anti-hate council ‘absurd political gamesmanship’
BY Stuart Benson - August 12, 2026
Amid mounting criticisms from the Jewish community, opposition MPs, and the U.S., members of the Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion are defending its composition and 'work plan' after two months and one meeting. Read full story
Opinion
Nothing more un-Canadian than racist Second Sons
BY Michael Harris - August 10, 2026
Rather than vilifying immigrants, we ought to celebrate them. They have made a marvellous contribution to Canada in the past. More importantly, they will continue to do so in the future. Read full story
Opinion
Canada underinvests in Black health, one window into broader policy bias
BY OmiSoore H. Dryden,Eric Peters,Winston Husbands - July 31, 2026
Canada abstained from a March 2026 United Nations vote condemning the trans-Atlantic enslavement of Africans as ‘the gravest crime against humanity.’ That abstention was not symbolic, it was policy, write members of the Interim Committee on HIV among Black Communities in Canada. Read full story
Opinion
Past due: a plan for children and youth in Canada
BY Emily Gruenwoldt,Sevaun Palvetzian - July 30, 2026
The future of this country will be shaped not only by the challenges we face today, but how we invest in the children who will inherit them. Parliament must move swiftly to pass Bill S-212 and create a national strategy for children and youth. Read full story
News
‘The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart,’ says pollster Nik Nanos as parties split youth vote
BY Stuart Benson - July 29, 2026
As older Canadians rally behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic ‘safe harbour,’ younger generations remain split, exposing what pollsters say may be the new defining electoral fault line. Read full story