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In Danielle Smith's Alberta, wind and solar are buried under mountains of red tape and regulation while oil, gas, and coal mining get a free pass. Even Don Quixote would have a hard time tilting at windmills this shamelessly.
When journalism jobs are lost, “news deserts” expand. They become prime land to be colonized by misinformation and disinformation campaigns and crusaders.
Pierre Trudeau famously said, "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Now, more than half a century later, why does the otherwise freedom-obsessed Pierre Poilievre keep promising to insert it into our private lives?
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI technologies, combined with the ever-present challenges of misinformation and disinformation, make the need for transparency and access to reliable sources of information more pressing than ever.
As operations director of Womxn Of Colour Durham Collective (WOCDC), Kiana Bonnick, 28, provides culturally sensitive opportunities for fun in local natural spaces, while creating community and building resilience.
Justin Trudeau came to Alberta, and he packed some truth bombs in his carry-on luggage. Why he's right about Alberta's continued filibuster of federal climate targets, and why the UCP seems determined to keep getting in the way.
Zero-emission vehicles are a promising climate solution held back by persistent storytelling with an intentional focus on the concepts of jeopardy, perversity and futility.