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Public opinion in flux over COVID rules and political unrest caused by protests and convoys

For the first time, the majority understood COVID not only through statistics and news stories, but the symptoms and challenges experienced first- or second-hand.

By David Coletto & Bruce Anderson | Analysis | February 18th 2022

Protesters block traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Nicole Osborne

Was funding for Canada's vaccine protests linked to Putin's plans for Ukraine?

NBC News has reported that the protests, originally branded as a "trucker convoy" comprising drivers angry at being forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19, were being promoted by fake accounts connected to so-called "content mills" in Bangladesh, Romania, Vietnam and elsewhere.

By James McCarten | Analysis | February 15th 2022

Petro Pierre Poilievre

By Chris Hatch | Analysis | February 15th 2022

The place that coal built and fire killed

Extractive industry laid the infrastructure for the suburban sprawl that fuelled Colorado’s destructive Marshall Fire.

By Kate Schimel | Analysis, US News | February 10th 2022

In Ottawa there are umpteen cries for freedom, but it’s unclear to me what they mean

"Truckers for Freedom" convoy arrives in Ottawa to protest vaccination restrictions and a reporter observes.

By Matteo Cimellaro | Analysis | January 28th 2022

Anything can be eco with a coat of greenwash

Young consumers can be naive and believe marketing campaigns instead of requesting legitimate data about the sustainability of products marketed as green.

By Ashley Stefureak | Analysis | January 28th 2022

Doug Ford flouts new distracted driver law by doing FaceTime interview while driving in snow storm

By Luke Ottenhof | Analysis | January 18th 2022

Experts warn of violence as alarming demonstration ushers in new era of anti-vaccine fervour

The escalating nature of these threats is setting off alarm bells among those who study violent extremism, writes Caroline Orr.

Democracy and Integrity Reporting Project

By Caroline Orr | Analysis | January 12th 2022

Help, we're about to be hit by climate change!

An extinction event is coming, so do look up. Or is there a better story?

By Jenny Uechi | Analysis | January 11th 2022

A friend of Reese Fallon, who was killed in the 2018 Danforth shooting, lights a candle in her honour during a community vigil in Toronto on July 22, 2019. File photo by Christopher Katsarov / The Canadian Press

Most Canadians want a ban on handguns. So why hasn’t it happened?

A lack of new gun safety measures could be a deal-breaker for Canadians who put their trust in the Liberals’ election promises, says NDP public safety critic Alistair MacGregor.

By Camilla Bains | Analysis, Politics | January 10th 2022

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